At her 6-week postpartum checkup, a woman mentions to the nurse that she cannot sleep and is not eating. She feels guilty because sometimes she believes her infant is dead. What does the nurse recognize as the cause of this woman's symptoms?
a. Bipolar disorder
b. Major depression
c. Postpartum blues
d. Postpartum depression
ANS: B
Major depression is a disorder characterized by deep feelings of worthlessness, guilt, serious sleep and appetite disturbances, and sometimes delusions about the infant being dead.
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