Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Plan For Recovery - Hardcover

Rosenberg, Ronald; Windell, James; Greening, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0738208418 ISBN 13: 9780738208411

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2003

Synopsis

Although more than 400,000 new mothers this year will experience some degree of Postpartum Depression-tears, anxiety, and depression-PPD remains largely misunderstood and mistreated. Indeed, most obstetricians routinely refer depressed new mothers to psychologists, a simplistic single-therapy approach that often falls short of curing the patient. Based on the authors' research and unique, highly successful treatment approach, Conquering Postpartum Depression outlines a multidisciplinary action plan for beating PPD. Recommending a combination of group or individual talk therapy and new-parent counseling-and in some cases the safe use of antidepressants even while pregnant or breastfeeding-the authors explain the genetic factors and pre-existing conditions that can contribute to PPD. Helping PPD mothers bond with their new children, and explaining how husbands also suffer forms of postpartum depression, Conquering Postpartum Depression promises to be the book that new mothers reach to for authoritative and reassuring counsel.

About this title

About the Author

Ronald Rosenberg, M.D., a psychiatrist and OB/GYN, is an expert on the treatment of depression in women and is a member of the faculty of the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Deborah Greening, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who conducts group therapy with couples and families suffering from postpartum depression.

James Windell, M.A., is a psychologist who specializes in family and parenting issues and is the author of several books, including 8 Weeks to a Well-Behaved Child. The authors live in Michigan.

Reviews

Written by a team of experts from diverse medical and mental health backgrounds, this warm volume explains the risks, diagnostic assessment tools and treatment methods for postpartum depression. The condition is fairly common-the "baby blues affects four out of five mothers, and other postpartum mood or anxiety disorders affect an additional 10-17 percent of mothers." And because postpartum depression often isn't widely discussed, the stories of real women who have suffered and recovered from it could be comforting to women currently experiencing it. Bulleted lists of everything from signs and symptoms to risk factors make this volume easy to read and digest. Quotes from women about how they didn't think it was acceptable to feel this way-"I remember thinking, this isn't right... I didn't want it and I can't even imagine that I might have it"-should also help reassure readers that they aren't alone.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738208418
• ISBN 13: 9780738208411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224