by Katherine Stone |
The ever-fabulous MGH Center for Women's Mental Health reports on the use during pregnancy of atypical antipsychotics such as Abilify, Geodon. Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa, and its creation of theNational Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics. by Katherine Stone |
Wow, y’all. My friend Kimberly Wong, founder of the LA County Perinatal Mental Health Task Force and former fellow board member of PSI, is in the Wall Street Journal. Excited for her, and for the fact that the WSJ is covering postpartum depression. Yay... by Katherine Stone |
A dear friend of mine posed this question the other day in relation to her mental illness diagnosis: “Why me? I don’t deserve this.” The only (pretty inadequate) response I could think of?: “Nobody deserves this.” I get the “why... by Katherine Stone |
Just a heads up, friends, to let you know I have signed with an advertising network called Federated Media. This means you will start seeing ads on Postpartum Progress. Fact is, we've got to raise money in as many unique (and EFFECTIVE) ways as possible to support... by Katherine Stone |
Attempting to generate awareness of postpartum depression and eliminate stigma among an audience of pregnant women is a great reminder of the various attitudes about PPD that still exist. This weekend I was at the Atlanta Baby & Child Expo sharing information on... by Katherine Stone |
In what I think is a very smart move, Postpartum Support International has declared May National Maternal Depression Awareness Month. Who needs presidential proclamations or anybody else's permission, right? We deserve a month! From their press release: “On the...