Here are some of the books I recommend for women who have postpartum depression or related illnesses like postpartum anxiety or OCD, as well as for their husbands/partners and physicians:
General Postpartum Depression
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman and Valerie Raskin
A Deeper Shade of Blue by Ruta Nonacs
Beyond the Blues by Pec Indman and Shoshanna Bennett
What Am I Thinking?: Having A Baby After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman
The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book by Sandra Poulin
Postpartum Anxiety & OCD
The Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela Weigartz
Dropping the Baby & Other Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman
Postpartum Psychosis
Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness by Teresa Twomey
Depression During Pregnancy (Antenatal or antepartum depression)
Pregnancy Blues: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Depression During Pregnancy
Pregnant On Prozac: The Essential Guide to Making the Best Decision for You & Your Baby by Shoshanna Bennett
For Dads
The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions For Living with Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman
Memoirs
Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression by Marie Osmond
A Daughter’s Touch by Sylvia Lasalandra
Spirituality-Based
The Lifter of My Head: How God Sustained Me Through Postpartum Depression by Susan McRoberts
Living Beyond Postpartum Depression by Jerusha Clark
For Professionals
Therapy & the Postpartum Woman by Karen Kleiman
Motherhood & Mental Health by Ian Brockington
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