When Moms Need Help. / Hilary Waldman.
by Waldman, Hilary; White, Tracie; Tanner, Lindsey; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 33Health. Publisher: Hartford Courant, 2001; White/Tracie, 2001; Associated Press Newsfeatures, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Mothers | Postpartum depression | Postpartum psychiatric disorders | Violence | Women -- Mental healthDDC classification: 050 Summary: WHEN MOMS NEED HELP -- "Although as many as 400,000 mothers in the United States experience postpartum depression each year, almost half suffer in secret, said Cheryl Tatano Beck, a professor in the University of North Connecticut School of Nursing who specializes in postpartum depression. One reason is that women may not realize they are sick, or are embarrassed to admit it. Another is that doctors who routinely see new mothers do not ask about postpartum depression. Beck hopes that will change this autumn [2001], when a 35-question survey she developed will be published by a psychological testing company and available to clinicians nationwide." (Hartford Courant) This article focuses on postpartum depression, with emphasis on Beck's new survey which will give "doctors, for the first time, a quick way to determine whether their patients are suffering from postpartum stress.".Summary: THE BABY BLUES -- "The first three months following the birth of a baby are the most fragile, stressful period in a woman's life and, for whatever reason--the added stress, the fluctuating hormones--can be a trigger for a variety of mental disorders. Among the list: depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety and psychosis. Postpartum psychosis, by far the most serious, is also quite rare, occuring in about 1 out of 3,000 women. Postpartum depression, on the other hand, is fairly common. About 15 to 20 percent of all new mothers will meet the clinical diagnosis for classic postpartum depression." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) In light of Andrea Yates' recent media attention for drowning her five young children in a psychotic frenzy, this article debunks the myths surrounding postpartum depression and differentiates it from postpartum psychosis, a much more serious disorder.Summary: CASES FOCUS ON POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION -- "A mother of quadruplets flees home and drowns herself in Lake Michigan less than a week after their births. Another new mother disappears from her house several months after the baby is born and jumps to her death from a 12th-story hotel window... The women could have met pushing strollers in the park, sharing stories of sleepless nights, first smiles and favorite lullabies. Instead, at a time that is supposed to bring wondrous joy, they were all struck by postpartum depression." (DAILY REGISTER) This article focuses on postpartum depression and maintains that "recent cases do not mean there is any surge in postpartum depression-linked violence, but rather reflect a slightly growing awareness of the baffling disorder.".
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This MARC record contains three articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: When Moms Need Help, July 1, 2001; pp. A1+.
Originally Published: The Baby Blues, July 15, 2001; pp. B3-B4.
Originally Published: Cases Focus on Postpartum Depression, July 20, 2001; pp. n.p..
WHEN MOMS NEED HELP -- "Although as many as 400,000 mothers in the United States experience postpartum depression each year, almost half suffer in secret, said Cheryl Tatano Beck, a professor in the University of North Connecticut School of Nursing who specializes in postpartum depression. One reason is that women may not realize they are sick, or are embarrassed to admit it. Another is that doctors who routinely see new mothers do not ask about postpartum depression. Beck hopes that will change this autumn [2001], when a 35-question survey she developed will be published by a psychological testing company and available to clinicians nationwide." (Hartford Courant) This article focuses on postpartum depression, with emphasis on Beck's new survey which will give "doctors, for the first time, a quick way to determine whether their patients are suffering from postpartum stress.".
THE BABY BLUES -- "The first three months following the birth of a baby are the most fragile, stressful period in a woman's life and, for whatever reason--the added stress, the fluctuating hormones--can be a trigger for a variety of mental disorders. Among the list: depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety and psychosis. Postpartum psychosis, by far the most serious, is also quite rare, occuring in about 1 out of 3,000 women. Postpartum depression, on the other hand, is fairly common. About 15 to 20 percent of all new mothers will meet the clinical diagnosis for classic postpartum depression." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) In light of Andrea Yates' recent media attention for drowning her five young children in a psychotic frenzy, this article debunks the myths surrounding postpartum depression and differentiates it from postpartum psychosis, a much more serious disorder.
CASES FOCUS ON POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION -- "A mother of quadruplets flees home and drowns herself in Lake Michigan less than a week after their births. Another new mother disappears from her house several months after the baby is born and jumps to her death from a 12th-story hotel window... The women could have met pushing strollers in the park, sharing stories of sleepless nights, first smiles and favorite lullabies. Instead, at a time that is supposed to bring wondrous joy, they were all struck by postpartum depression." (DAILY REGISTER) This article focuses on postpartum depression and maintains that "recent cases do not mean there is any surge in postpartum depression-linked violence, but rather reflect a slightly growing awareness of the baffling disorder.".
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