Overcoming baby blues
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide to perinatal depression
By: Gordon Parker, Kerrie Eyers and Philip Boyce
Contributors: Eyers, Kerrie, author; Boyce, Philip, author
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781743316771; 9781743436837
Subjects: Postpartum depression; Mental health; Psychological aspects; Pregnancy; Depression in women; Patients; Pregnant women
Description: A practical guide to the depression suffered by many women both during pregnancy and after the baby is born, with advice on identifying the symptoms and seeking the right help, for both women and their partners.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: From blue to black and beyond; title: What are perinatal mood disorders?; title: Risk factors for perinatal mood problems; title: Screening for perinatal depression; title: Diagnosis and treatment options; title: Protecting yourself with realistic expectations; title: Learning to live in motherland; title: Do you need help?; title: Where to get help; title: Tackling stigma and mothers' guilt; title: Managing a mood disorder and maintaining recovery; title: Fathers and the extended family; title: Mothers strategies; title: Appendix: Medications in the perinatal period.