Postpartum Depression: Every Woman's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Postpartum Depression: Every Woman's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
by Sharon L. Roan

Postpartum Depression: Every Woman's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
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Author: Sharon L. Roan
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1998-03
ISBN: 1558507655
Number of pages: 246
Publisher: Adams Media Corp
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Book Reviews of Postpartum Depression: Every Woman's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Book Review: Not what I was looking for
Summary: 2 Stars

Although this book is informative for a reader who wants to learn about post partum depression, it wasn't what I needed as someone who suffers from PPD. The book discusses risk factors, theories about the cause of PPD, prevention, the challenging adjustment to motherhood...As a mother of three, I had already adjusted to motherhood twice before without major incident. While a mother is in the throes of depression, she really doesn't want to read about risk factors or what she could have done regarding prevention. Such ideas are useless once you are already suffering. I was looking for a book that would offer me some comfort and reassurance. I was hoping to read about other women's experiences, and what I could do for myself. Aditionally, I found the book to be inconsistant in that it sometimes addressed the suffering mother directly ("you")and other times addressed a third party: "Helping the new mother..." I was looking for a book written exclusively for the mother suffering from PPD, not for people wanting to learn about the illness.

Summary of Postpartum Depression: Every Woman's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

A comprehensive guide to the "new baby" blues

New motherhood can be one of the most challenging times in a woman's life. During the six weeks after giving birth, a new mother is extremely vulnerable-in a state of both hormonal adjustments and physical discomfort. While still recovering from childbirth, she is expected to know instinctively how to care for the needs of her newborn, often before she has had the time to heal properly herself.

It's no wonder that as many as 80 percent of new mothers experience a period of depression popularly known as, "the baby blues." While many women recover in a matter of weeks, others find blues changing into a mild, moderate, or even severe depressions-sometimes lasting for months!

Postpartum Depression offers the comprehensive information and solutions these women need, through the advice of the top experts in the field and the personal experiences of dozens of women who have recovered from this postpartum illness.

Both positive and enlightening, it teaches women and their families how to get the help they need in order to regain their happiness and good health.

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