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INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate how postpartum depression, hypomanic symptoms and emotions are regulated in the postpartum period and the relationships between these phenomenologies. METHODS: This study was carried out by evaluating 164 puerperant women who did not have any complicated or negative experiences during pregnancy and delivery, who did not have a family history in terms of psychiatric disorders, and who agreed to be a participant, on the tenth postpartum day. All cases read and answered by them; were evaluated with the Turkish versions of the modified hypomania checklist (mHCL), Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS), and difficulty in emotion regulation scales (DERS). RESULTS: The mean EPDS score was 7.39 +-2.45, and the results obtained in 7.9% of the cases were above the cut-off point. The mean of hypomania evaluation scores was calculated as 5.14 +-2.71. However, the rate of those with at least three hypomanic symptoms was 85.3%, and the rate of those with at least five hypomanic symptoms was 55.5%. Correlations were observed between ' impulse, clarity, and non-acceptance ' subtypes of the DERS scale and hypomanic symptoms. However, it was determined that they did not show any correlation with the scores obtained from EPDS. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It seems that identifying difficulties in emotion regulation may be important in differentiating hypomanic symptoms in the postpartum period.In this period, the distinction between unipolar depression and bipolar disorder is particularly difficult and requires careful evaluation.For this reason, we believe that it would be more beneficial to use clinical interviews, which include emotion regulation difficulties,in evaluations. |
