[Differences between parental burnout and postpartum depression]

Abstract

Parental burnout, postpartum depression and major depression are conditions that share common symptomologies, but are not to be confused with each other. It is therefore important to define each of these disorders before documenting the similarities, differences and the issue of differential diagnosis in each of these conditions.

Keywords: depression; dépression; dépression du post-partum; parental burnout; perinatal; postpartum depression; périnatalité; stress; épuisement parental.