Obsessive-compulsive disorder in the perinatalperiod

• Autor(a) principal: Caropreso , Luísa
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Rennó Jr , Joel, Rocha , Renan, Cavalsan , Juliana Pire, Ribeiro , Jerônimo de Almeida Mendes, Ribeiro , Hewdy Lobo, Cantilino , Amaury, Valadares , Gislene, Silva , Antônio Geraldo da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Debates em Psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/303
• topic: Tanstorno obsessivo-compulsivo; gravidez; período pós-parto; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; pregnanc; postpartum period

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychiatric disorder in the perinatal period. In this period, OCD can be triggered or exacerbated, with prevalence rates reaching up to 9% postpartum. It isTRANSTORNO OBSESSIVO-COMPULSIVO NO PERÍODO PERINATAL OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD believed that an association exists with the fluctuationof reproductive hormones, in addition to the influence of other psychological and social factors. The clinical presentation of OCD seems to differ during pregnancy and the postpartum period, with a predominance of contamination obsessions and cleaning compulsions during pregnancy, while in the postpartum period, the symptoms most frequently found in the literature were egodystonic aggressive obsessions. There are few studies dealing specifically with the treatment of OCD in the perinatal period, so it is recommended that the treatment protocols designed for the general population should be followed, however taking into consideration the potential adverse effects of the medications on the fetus and/or breastfeeding infant. The present article is a narrative review of OCT in the perinatal period. The objective isto make health professionals aware of the presence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and OCD in the perinatal period. Another objective was to help clinicians to better recognize, understand and treat this disorder.