The symptoms of postpartum depression include agitation and irritability, negative feelings towards the baby, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and other common depression symptoms.
Depression in men and women is thought to be different. One of these differences is the assumption that some imbalance of female hormones can play a significant role in the onset of depression in women. This, it is often argued, helps to explain the reason why more women than men appear to suffer from depression. But is it really as simple as…