Advances in Screening for Postpartum Hypomanic Symptoms and Their Relationship with Postpartum Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Abstract

Hypomanic symptoms in postpartum women are common but often ignored due to under diagnosis, which may lead to more serious psychological problems, such as postpartum depression and bipolar disorder. We reviewed recent advances in diagnostic criteria and assessment tools regarding postpartum hypomanic symptoms as well as their relationship with postpartum depression and bipolar disorder, aiming to provide physicians and nurses with a scientific basis for more effectively identifying postpartum hypomania.

Keywords

• bipolar disorder|hypomanic|drepression|postpartum women|review