by Katherine Stone |
Dear Time Editors: I would like to offer some clarifications to Catherine Elton's article, initially titled "The Melancholy of Motherhood", in the June 20, 2009 issue. 1. Melanie Stokes suffered postpartum psychosis, an illness far more rare and serious... by Katherine Stone |
I just LOVE it when pundits and politicians talk about postpartum depression. Do you detect a note of sarcasm? In the latest issue of the magazine Vanity Fair, Todd Purdum writes this in his article on former Vice Presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palinand the... by Katherine Stone |
Professor Craig LeCroy at the Arizona State University School of Social Work is editing a book on first-person accounts of mental illness. He is looking for a first-person account of postpartum depression. It should be about 6-15 pages in length. If you'd like to... by Katherine Stone |
The University of Nevada Las Vegas Maternal Health Lab is currently conducting an internet-based survey on postpartum mental health and is seeking 500 postpartum women who have had a child within the last year and are at least 18 years old to participate. The survey... by Katherine Stone |
Time's John Cloud hasa piece todayon preventing mental illness.Here's a tidbit: "Earlier this year, the National Academies — an organization of experts who investigate science for the Federal Government — released a 500-page report, nearly two years in... by Katherine Stone |
Therese Borchard over at Beyond Blue has taken a look at how Vitamin D deficiencies — which many of us have these days — can impact mental health. She writes that, according to the Vitamin D Council's website, there is epidemiological evidence that...