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postpartum depression
Used for:
postnatal depression
Broader Terms:
clinical depression
Related Terms:
psychosis
Scope Note:
depression in women occurring usually shortly after the delivery of a child; degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders.
Term Number:
5003-0032
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