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Yates Retrial: The Insanity Defense in America

I haven’t been writing about Andrea Yates’ retrial thus far because, to be honest, it gives me a heavy heart. I feel such sadness for those children, and such sadness for Andrea. But, as the jury considers her fate, I thought I’d share with you what...

Great article on PPOCD and Intrusive Thoughts

by Katherine Stone | 8 comments

Bill Meyer, facilitator for the pregnancy/postpartum support group at the Duke University Medical Center, sent me this article today from the Washington Post that appeared on March 7 about postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder (PPOCD). The article is called...

Survivor Photo Album

by Katherine Stone | 4 comments

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...

A List of Trusted Doctors and Therapists

by Katherine Stone | 11 comments

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...

Another Senseless Death

by Katherine Stone | 3 comments

I just got word from Helena Bradford that we’ve lost another new mother to the insidious illness of postpartum depression. I had to have a good cry before I posted this because it just crushes me every time this happens. This is an abbreviated version of the...