Title:
Overcoming postpartum depression & anxiety
Author:
Publication Date as Range:
2016
ISBN:
9781943886005
Edition:
Third edition.
Physical Description:
xiii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
Postpartum disorders: an overview -- Postpartum blues -- Postpartum depression -- Postpartum anxiety disorders -- Postpartum psychosis -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Psychotherapy for postpartum disorders -- Treatment: medication and non-medication -- Help for fathers and families -- Looking ahead.
Abstract:
Every year nearly 400,000 women--approximately 15 percent of all new mothers--face postpartum disorders. Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy, yet few understand it or are prepared to deal with it. This book examines the symptoms, causes, and treatment of postpartum depression. Topics covered include: risk factors for postpartum disorders, effects of a mother's depression on her baby, how medications and psychotherapy can help, mental health treatments and medications, and emotional support for new fathers.
