by Katherine Stone |
Two great new books are being published for healthcare practitioners (and others!) by two amazing women in the field of postpartum mood disorders, Susan Dowd Stone and Karen Kleiman. The first, called "Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and... by Katherine Stone |
A U.S. psychologist said a study of fathers who suffer postpartum depression suggests the condition can hurt child development. James Paulson of Eastern Virginia Medical School said 10 percent of fathers with 9-month-old children suffered from clinical depression,... by Katherine Stone |
The Journal of Women’s Health reported this week the results of research comparing three screening instruments used to identify women with postpartum depression during the first 6 months after delivery — the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the... by Katherine Stone |
According to the Des Moines Register, women experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression have a new resource in Des Moines that offers screening, assessment, treatment and a support group, all free of charge. “The small group of moms that meets weekly is a... by Katherine Stone |
How many women feel like this mom, who writes about her uncertainty as to whether she’s suffering from postpartum depression and the guilt she feels for even being sad when she is so blessed? "Even hearing the words ‘postpartum depression’...