Many thanks for the heads up from Genara about the PPD storyline on the NBC sitcom "Scrubs". I like to keep track of mentions of postpartum depression in the media.
In the upcoming episode this Thursday, January 11 (9pm EST), Carla, one of the main characters (played by Judy Reyes), is struggling to admit that she may have postpartum depression and Turk (played by Donald Faison) encourages her to seek help. Even though Scrubs is a hit comedy on NBC, I have been assured by NBC Entertainment Sr. Press Manager Tracy St. Pierre that the subject of postpartum depression is taken very seriously in the storyline. Good for them for helping to provide more awareness on this issue!!!! Be sure to tune in, Ladies!
Just wanted to let you know that Guiding Light, a soap opera on CBS currently has a storyline regarding PPD. The character, Lizzie Spaulding, however, is mimicking a video she saw on PPD to try to keep her "husband" from leaving her. The story line upsets me because some people might come to believe erroneously that many individuals with PPD make it up, or that it's simply a matter of will.
I watched Guiding Light all throughout my teenage and college years. I am so upset to hear that they are making a mockery of PPD. I have struggled so hard with my depression and still have days where I feel like it will never go away. I am deeply offended to hear that Guiding Light would do this to their fans and to all the women out there who suffer from this serious illness. Must be the writers have no idea how life-threatening this illness can be.
I just recently started watching Scrubs and watched the PPD storyline tonight. I thought they did a pretty good job with it. I really liked what Jordan said at the end about not being able to get rid of it just “through positive thinking or the advice of a movie star and the dead sci-fi writer he worships.”