Perinatal and postpartum mood disorders : perspectives and treatment guide for the health care practitioner / Susan Dowd Stone, Alexis E. Menken, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stone, Susan Dowd.

Menken, Alexis E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postpartum depression.

Postpartum psychiatric disorders.

Pregnant women--Mental health.

Pregnant women.

Depression, Postpartum.

Pregnant Women--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Depression, Postpartum.

Pregnant Women--psychology.

Physical Description:

xxx, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2008]

Summary:

Recent statistics suggest that up to 20% of pregnant and postpartum women experience diagnosable pregnancy-related mood disorders. A growing recognition of these common disorders has propelled the issue to the forefront of national public health priorities.

This multidisciplinary book addresses the urgent need for better mental health care for these women. Designed for health care and mental health professionals, as well as for medical, nursing, psychology, and social work students who will soon confront perinatal mood disorders in their own practices, the guide's evidence-based approach features contributions by renowned experts under each of its four key sections: The Importance of Maternal Mental Health, Perspectives on Risk Factors, Screening, and Diagnosis, Professional Perspectives, Treatment Options for Perinatal Mood Disorders.

Key contributors include a wide variety of experts, including Dr. Andrea Braverman on assisted reproductive technology and George Parnham, one of our nation's foremost leading legal experts on cases involving maternal mental illness. The book also includes a history of grassroots efforts designed to connect women to appropriate services and, most importantly, to each other.

Contents:

The effects of maternal stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy on the neurodevelopment of the child / Vivette Glover, Kristin Bergman, and Thomas G. O'Connor

Maternal attachment and bonding disorders / Ian Brockington

Effects of maternal postpartum depression on the infant and older siblings / Julia Chase-Brand

Perinatal mood disorders: an introduction / Shaila Misri and Karen Joe

Diagnosis and screening of perinatal mood disorders / Linda G. Klempner

Omega-3s, exercise, and St. John's wort: three complementary and alternative treatments for postpartum depression / Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Stress system dysregulation in perinatal mood disorders / Sandra N. Jolley and Tricia Spach

Infertility: challenges and complications in pregnancy and postpartum / Andrea Mechanick Braverman

Perinatal mood disorders: an obstetrician's perspective / Alexandra C. Spadola

The pediatrician's role in identifying postpartum mood disorders / Mary Ann LoFrumento

The nurses' vantage point / Cheryl Tatano Beck

Mothers who suffer from postpartum illnesses and the pitfalls of the criminal justice system / George Parnham

To medicate or not: the dilemma of pregnancy and psychiatric illness / Catherine A. Birndorf and Alexandra C. Sacks

Comorbid presentations in perinatal mental health: dialectical behavior therapy as a treatment model / Susan Dowd Stone

Treating antepartum depression: interpersonal psychotherapy / Margaret Spinelli

A psychodynamic approach to treatment for postpartum depression / Alexis E. Menken

Health literacy and maternal empowerment / Lisa Bernstein and Eve Weiss

The role of social support in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of perinatal mood disorders / Jane Israel Honikman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826101167

082610116X

OCLC:

191809259