Postpartum depression (PPD) with psychotic features:
1. is more likely to occur in women with more than two children.
2. is rarely delusionary and then usually about someone trying to harm her (the mother).
3. although serious, is not likely to need psychiatric hospitalization.
4. may include bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression).
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1. Incorrect. PPD is more likely to occur in first-time mothers.
2. Incorrect. Delusions may be present in 50% of PPD women, usually about something be-ing wrong with the infant.
3. Incorrect. PPD with psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that will require hospitalization
4. Correct. Manic mood swings are possible.
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