EP109 - Postnatal Depression and Exhaustion

This podcast is based on clinical scenarios from the official AMC Handbook of Clinical Assessment published by the Australian Medical Council. All cases are used solely for study and discussion. We provide personal learning insights and clinical interpretations to support AMC candidates in developing their clinical reasoning skills. The AMC Handbook is the intellectual property of the Australian Medical Council. To access the official material, please visit the AMC website.

This episode focuses on a 28-year-old woman experiencing postnatal fatigue and exhaustion. It presents a detailed clinical scenario where a mother of two, struggling with severe exhaustion and emotional distress following her second child's birth, is the patient. The core purpose of the case is to evaluate the candidate's ability to diagnose postnatal depression with psychotic features and suicidal ideation, requiring urgent intervention, and to manage this complex case effectively. It provides comprehensive information on the patient's history, current symptoms, and psychosocial background, alongside instructions for the candidate to take a further history, provide a likely diagnosis, and outline a management approach, with an emphasis on identifying critical errors like failing to diagnose severe depression or address suicidal urgency.

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