by Katherine Stone |
A new study conducted at boston University and appearing in the September 3 issue of Archives of Women's Mental Health found that ideas of suicide are a common part of postpartum depression. As reported in Medical News Today: "The participating women —... by Katherine Stone |
A study just published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that a history of psychiatric disorders or substance abuse was a strong predictor of post-partum suicide attempts. After adjusting for fetal or infant death... by Katherine Stone |
I want to highlight an interesting comment on Postpartum Progress this weekend from a reader responding to a news story I posted a while back about a woman in Iowa who killed her baby and then herself:"How can these stories not cripple and terrify the many women... by Katherine Stone |
Karen Kleiman, prolific author of successful perinatal mood disorder books, has written a great post at her Postpartum Stress Center blog about suicide, based on her reaction to a recent article in the New York Times. I’m not going to excerpt it here, because I... by Katherine Stone |
On December 19, 2007 at 7pm, Jennifer Gibbs Bankston of Birmingham, Alabama shot her 7-week-old baby Graham, and then shot herself. Both died from their wounds. It is believed that Jennifer was suffering from some form of postpartum depression. I am currently...