Genes and Depression

Here’s some news I saw on msn.com today about women and depression. Note especially the part I highlighted: FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) — Women are more likely than men to inherit major depression from their parents, a U.S. study finds. Researchers...

Survivor Photo Album

One thing I’ve noticed on the talk show coverage of postpartum mood disorders is that they always only show sobbing, desperate mothers. I, of course, have been a sobbing, desperate mother, but now I am a smiling, confident and joyous mother! They never show the...

Infertility Treatments and PPD

A week or so ago someone asked me whether there were any proven links between infertility treatments and postpartum mood disorders. Today I found this article from last August (how did I miss this?), about some research on the subject: In the the journal Fertility and...

Washington State Legislation on PPD

Yesterday I heard from Christin Jamieson, Communications Director for the Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. She informed me that Washington State passed legislation last year that will create a statewide postpartum depression awareness...

A List of Trusted Doctors and Therapists

Recently I have had several psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists reach out to me about creating a list of providers similar to the list I put together of support groups around the country. I’ve been hesitant to do it for this reason: I haven’t had...