Homeopathic Treatment for Postpartum Depression: A Case Report.

Abstract

Postpartum psychosis has long-lasting consequences for mother and child. Beside depression, sleep and eating disturbances, exhaustion, social withdrawal, and anxiety, postpartum depression can also interfere with normal maternal-infant bonding and adversely affect child development. Recent reports show that most affected pregnant women are hesitant about taking antidepressant drugs, with a high percentage discontinuing their use. Some authors suggest that the reluctance of pregnant women to take antidepressant drugs should encourage clinicians to discuss with their patients the use of psychological interventions or alternative forms of treatment. In this article, a case of severe postpartum depression, treated successfully with homeopathic therapy, is presented. Considering the high noncompliance of women suffering from postpartum depression with conventional antidepressant medication, research in safe complementary medical methods is justified. One of these methods should be homeopathy.

• Authors: Vitalie Văcăraş, George Vithoulkas, Anca Dana Buzoianu, Ioan Mărginean, Zoltan Major, Veronica Văcăraş, Romulus Dan Nicoară, Menachem Oberbaum
• Journal: Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine (J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med) Vol. 22 Issue 3 Pg. 381-384 (Jul 2017) ISSN: 2156-5899 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 28355103 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antidepressive Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Antidepressive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Depression, Postpartum (drug therapy)
• Female
• Homeopathy (methods)
• Humans
• Pregnancy