F53: Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
F53.0: Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
You may have felt depressed since the birth of your child. One may also feel listless and joyless. You may also have other psychological problems. Your thoughts and behavior may also have changed since the birth. For you example you may be seeing or hearing things that are not real.
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