advancedpostpartum depressionpostpartum psychosisego-dystonicEPDSintrusive thoughtsOCD
A 28-year-old female presents 6 weeks postpartum with crying spells, difficulty bonding with her infant, intrusive thoughts of harming the baby (she is horrified by these thoughts), insomnia even when the baby sleeps, and guilt about being a "bad mother." Her Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score is 18. What should the PMHNP assess?