DEPRESSÃO PÓS-PARTO E SEUS DESDOBRAMENTOS NA SAÚDE MENTAL DA MULHER: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA

Abstract

Postpartum depression is a mental disorder that affects womenand, in rare cases, men, and can begin during pregnancy orpostpartum. The study aimed to describe PPD, its possibleconsequences and risk factors, in addition to highlighting theimportance of a properly trained multidisciplinary team andproviding health education to other people. Considering theguiding question: What are the factors that contribute to thedevelopment of postpartum depression and the consequencesthat can trigger in the mother-child-family relationship whenthere is no early diagnosis and timely treatment? This is anintegrative review, without the need for the opinion of theCEP, carried out by the databases SCIELO, LILACS, CAPES Periodicals Portal and BVS, and searches for scientific articleswere carried out using the descriptors: Puerperium; Puerperal Depression; Postpartum Depression. Data collection tookplace in August 2024, totaling 3,716 articles, of which 3,710 articles were excluded, resulting in 6 articles. The resultspresented showed that triggering factors were pregnancy at a young age, lack of family, partner and social support, chemical dependency, history of abortion, violence duringpregnancy and obstetrics, cesarean section, history ofdepression in the family and low education level. The consequences of this condition on mental health can beginwith maternal sadness, evolve into postnatal depression and, in the absence of timely treatment, can worsen even further andtrigger puerperal psychosis. Concluding that the triggeringfactors identified are largely multifactorial, involvingbiological, psychological, social and obstetric components, prevention and adherence to treatment are essential.