Postpartum Depression | What You Need to Know

Today’s video will cover postpartum depression which is a form of clinical depression that can occur in mother’s after giving birth. The CDC estimates that about 1 in 9 women may go through postpartum depression after their pregnancy and childbirth. We will do a general overview of postpartum depression to help you better understand the common signs and symptoms, what some of the risk factors for postpartum depression are, and what the general treatment approaches are. Bottom line, if you feel you are or may be going through postpartum depression, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please speak with your loved ones or your healthcare providers to let them know how you are feeling and to help get you some support and assistance. Thank you for everyone’s encouragement and support. I will try to post a few more videos related to this topic. Please subscribe and share with others. Be safe out there everyone. ~Dr. Andrew Kim MD Board Certified Psychiatrist Other Postpartum Depression Online Resources: https://www.postpartum.net/ https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression/Major-Depressive-Disorder-with-Peripartum-Onset Remember this video is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes and should NOT be taken as personal medical advice. I am NOT your doctor. Please submit other educational topics and questions you would like to hear me discuss in upcoming videos, video podcasts, and my "Ask Dr. Kim" series. Please submit general topic requests or questions. Please do not submit specific, personal medical questions, as I will not respond to those, as I am not your doctor. Let's connect: IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrewkimmd/ - @AndrewKimMD Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewKimMD - @AndrewKimMD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewKimMD -@AndrewKimMD Website & Blog: https://andrewkimMD.com The information in this video, including but not limited to, videos, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this video channel and its affiliated websites (such as AndrewKimMD.com) are for informational and entertainment purposes only. No material on this channel is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or seen on this website or its affiliated social media sites & channels. * **Disclosures: At the time of creating this video, Dr. Andrew Kim M.D. was an independent contractor on the Janssen Speakers Bureau and works as a Principal Investigator on FDA clinical trials for pharmaceutical sponsors. Dr. Kim also worked as a principal investigator on the FDA clinical trials sponsored by Sage Therapeutics for Zulresso**