PNP

Question 1

What is PNP?

Answer 1

serious mental health illness that can affect a woman soon after she has a baby

Symptoms usually start suddenly within the first two weeks after giving birth

Question 2

Sit (2006) - what is PNP?

Answer 2

PNP is a presentation of bipolar coincided with hormonal shifts

onset occurs within first 1-4 weeks after birth

where mother develops frank psychosis, cognitive impairments and disorganised behaviour

Question 3

Key initial signs of PNP

Answer 3

becoming restless or elated and unable to sleep

becoming confused and disoriented about environment

not recognising friends or family

odd erratic speech

delusions or hallucinations focused on baby

manic or wild mood swings

Question 4

Dave Emerson

Answer 4

wife had PNP and stabbed herself and baby and then set fire to them both

Question 5

PNP and suicide

Answer 5

70x greater risk of suicide

increased risk of infanticide

Question 6

Henriksson and McNeil (2004)

Answer 6

developmental problems of those who have mums with schizophrenia

delayed walking
poor social competence 
language disorders 
bed-wetting 
greater risk behaviours 

children of mothers with PND ONLY had delayed walking

Question 7

Kathryn’s Mental Health Story

Answer 7

experienced psychosis after traumatic birth

hallucinations about herself dying and being the last one on earth

Question 8

PANDA - Australian organisation

Answer 8

Keryn 
stopped sleeping 
became irritable and erratic
obsessed over breastfeeding 
lashed out at those close to her 
heard phantom crying 
couldn't sit still

Question 9

What types of maternal mental illness are there?

Answer 9

Maternal OCD
Maternal PND
Maternal PNP