Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Atenção à Saúde. Departamento de Atenção Básica. Atenção ao pré-natal de baixo risco / Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Atenção à Saúde. Departamento de Atenção Básica. – Brasília : Editora do Ministério da Saúde, 2012. 318 p.: il. – (Série A. Normas e Manuais Técnicos) (Cadernos de Atenção Básica, n° 32)
Treatment
Changes in puerperal humor have 4 bases for effective treatment. Here, there will be presented recommendations from the Ministry of Health (BRAZIL, 2012). See below the lines of approach regarding mood swings in postpartum:
Treatment for Puerperal mood swings
Prevention
General Approach
Psychosocial Therapy
Pharmacological
Some general recommendations are:
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Every approach regarding postpartum mood swings should be based on prevention.
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The first treatment approach of postpartum depression (mild to moderate) should be psychosocial (recommendation level B).
In more severe cases, it must be added pharmacotherapy (recommendation level B).