stackyFACTSThe standard psychiatric questionnaire handed to new mothers is tragically blind to one of the most dangerous maternal crises in existence.
The standard psychiatric questionnaire handed to new mothers is tragically blind to one of the most dangerous maternal crises in existence. While the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is fantastic at catching overwhelming sadness, it completely misses postpartum psychosis and bipolar mania. Consequently, mothers experiencing manic hallucinations routinely score perfectly normal, easily slipping through the cracks until a psychiatric emergency explodes.
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