postpartum psychosis
MONDO:0018623Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names postpartum psychosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Postpartum psychosis is a rare psychiatric emergency in which symptoms of high mood and racing thoughts (mania), depression, severe confusion, loss of inhibition, paranoia, hallucinations and delusions set in, beginning suddenly in the first two weeks after childbirth. The symptoms vary and can change quickly.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018623), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: postpartum psychosis
- Also called
- puerperal psychosis