At her 6-week postpartum checkup, a woman mentions to the nurse that she can't sleep and she is not eating. She feels guilty because sometimes she wishes her baby would die. The nurse recognizes this woman's symptoms as:

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Major depression is a disorder characterized by deep feelings of worthlessness, guilt, serious sleep and appetite disturbances, and sometimes delusions about the infant being dead.

At Her 6-Week Postpartum Checkup, a Woman Mentions to the Nurse