Should all women with postpartum depression be screened for bipolar disorder?

Sharma, Verinder; Al-Farayedhi, Malak; Doobay, Minakshi; Baczynski, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2018.06.016

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“…The individual use of the EPDS can cause a misdiagnosis, as depressive symptoms in pregnancy may be associated with episodes of hypomania [ 34 ]. Since MDQ can explore the past psychiatric history, it adds up to the screening and management of the patients.…”

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Antenatal screening of depressive and manic symptoms in south Brazilian childbearing women: A transversal study in advance of the pandemic scenario

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Background The diagnosis of mood disorders (MD) during pregnancy is challenging and may bring negative consequences to the maternal-fetal binomial. The long waitlist for specialized psychiatric evaluation in Brazil contributes to the treatment omission. Almost 20.0% of women treated with antidepressants have a positive screening for bipolar disorder. Therefore, it has been recommended the investigation of depressive and bipolar disorder during prenatal care. Unfortunately, the screening for mood disorders is not a reality in Brazil and many childbearing women remain undiagnosed. The objective of this study is to observe the frequency of MD and the effectiveness of screening scales for routine use by health professionals during prenatal care in high-risk pregnancies. Methodology/Principal findings This cross-sectional study included 61 childbearing women in their second trimester who were interviewed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ). The cut-off point was EPDS ≥ 13 and MDQ ≥ 7 and the SCID-5 was the gold standard diagnosis. MD were diagnosed in 24.6% of the high-risk pregnancies. EDPS was positive in 19.7% and the frequency of major depression was 8.2%. 16.4% of the childbearing women were diagnosed with bipolar disorder, while MDQ was positive in 36.1%. 11.5% of the women had EPDS and MDQ positive. EPDS sensitivity was 80.0% and specificity 92.1%, whereas MDQ presented a sensitivity of 70.0% and specificity of 70.6%. Conclusion/Significance There is a high prevalence of MD in high-risk pregnancies. The routine use of EPDS simultaneously to MDQ during antenatal care is effective and plays an important role in early diagnosis, counselling, and promotion of perinatal mental health.

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“…Since MDQ can explore the past psychiatric history, it adds up to the screening and management of the patients. Guidelines recommend depressive and bipolar disorder investigation during prenatal care, which encourages the screening of depressive and manic symptoms during antenatal consults using EPDS and MDQ [ 7 , 9 , 34 ].…”

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Antenatal screening of depressive and manic symptoms in south Brazilian childbearing women: A transversal study in advance of the pandemic scenario

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“…Like major depressive disorder, the DSM-5 now recognizes a bipolar specifier "with peripartum onset" (Pope et al, 2014). Although the current study was focused on identifying the presence of intraindividual volatility in PPD symptoms specifically, future work may consider whether intraindividual volatility in PPD symptoms is capturing or associated with comorbid perinatal bipolar disorder symptoms by evaluating dynamic fluctuations in symptoms across multiple screening instruments beyond the EPDS (e.g., the Mood Disorders Questionnaire; Sharma et al, 2018).…”

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