Postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder: A review [Postpartum obsesif kompulsif bozukluk: Bir gözden geçirme]

Postpartum period is a vulnerable period for development of psychiatric disorders. Despite large number of studies focusing on postpartum depression and psychosis, there are few other studies reporting that aggravation or even alleviation of anxiety disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder in this period. Therefore, the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions should be carefully evaluated among all patients in postpartum period. In this article, the epidemiology, etiology and clinical features of postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder are reviewed and management through cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy in comparison with other obsessive compulsive patients are evaluated based on previous literature