by Katherine Stone |
(crossposted at BlogHer and Postpartum Progress) A beautiful young mother of two has been missing in Rhode Island now for more than a month. Her name is Katie Corcoran and she is suffering from postpartum psychosis. She was supposed to be released from the hospital to... by Katherine Stone |
AGAIN???!! This happens again??!! When will people wake up and see that postpartum psychosis is no joke? When will we develop better ways to treat and care for women with psychosis so that they aren’t in a position to harm themselves or others? My heart breaks... by Katherine Stone |
I have a request for those who are the more spiritual among us: please pray for the safe return of Katie Corcoran of Rhode Island. Katie, mother of two boys, has been missing since September 5th. As I understand it (and I may not have all of the details exactly... by Katherine Stone |
I was recently asked to put together a list of things women should know about postpartum depression. I thought a lot about what I went through in 2001 with postpartum OCD, and the things I wish I had known that I believe would have lessened the severity of my... by Katherine Stone |
At the Postpartum Support International conference, I was reminded over and over that ours is a spectrum disorder. In a spectrum disorder the symptoms and characteristics can present themselves in a wide variety of combinations, from mild to severe. As many of you...