Maine Tackles Postpartum Depression
on Nov 19, 2009 in Education & Training Maine postpartum depression The Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians (MAPP) has developed a Postpartum Depression Project in recognition of the fact that postpartum depression is under-diagnosed and under-treated and can have long-term adverse effects on women and childr...

Did Brooke Shields Have A Chemical Imbalance?
on Nov 18, 2009 in Causes Celebrities with PPD Postpartum Depression Television & Media Coverage Brooke Shields health postpartum depression Brooke Shields recently received an advocacy award from the Hope for Depression Research Foundation in Manhattan. At the event, she spoke about her experience with postpartum depression and about the stigma of mental illness. People magazine covered...

NJ Symposium on Sensitive Perinatal Bereavement Care
on Nov 18, 2009 in Education & Training Miscarriage Stillbirth miscarriage perinatal loss stillbirth The Englewood Hospital Medical Center and Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium will host "Providing Compassionate Care for Perinatal Loss and Grief" on December 2 from 8am to 3:45pm in Englewood, NJ. To learn more or to regi...

New Features on Postpartum Progress: Favorite & Retweet
on Nov 18, 2009 in Postpartum Depression Postpartum Progress postpartum anxiety postpartum depression I heard from several readers this week that my post "The Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety (In Plain Mama English)" was one of your all-time favorites. Thanks for that -- it really made my week! You have no idea how much it in...

Told It's a 5-Month Wait to See A Psychiatrist? Tips on What to Do Next to Get Help for Postpartum Depression
on Nov 17, 2009 in Antidepressants Insurance Medication Obstetricans Pediatricians Postpartum Depression Support Groups Therapy Treatments postpartum depression psychiatrist After I wrote last week about my opinion that women with postpartum depression should try to seek out a specialist for treatment, I heard from a family physician in a major metropolitan city who told me that her patients now need to wait 5 months to...

Australians Believe Postnatal Depression Is "Normal" Part of Motherhood
on Nov 17, 2009 in Australia Postnatal Illness/Postnatal Depression Australia postnatal depression postpartum depression It's Postnatal Depression Week down under in Australia. (For the uninitiated, postnatal depression is the "Queen's English" term for postpartum depression.) Beyondblue, the national depression initiative in Australia, conducted a survey to...

Fight for Preemies: How Treated & Untreated Depression During Pregnancy Can Lead to Preterm Birth
on Nov 17, 2009 in Antepartum Depression (during pregnancy) antidepressants depression Fight for Preemies March of Dimes preterm birth Today is Fight For Preemies Day, hosted by the March of Dimes. More than 400 bloggers across the country are writing about prematurity, and how important it is for babies to make it full term before they are born. Why is preterm birth a problem? Beca...

MGH Seeking Participants for Two Clinical Trials: Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy and Treatment of Postpartum Depression
on Nov 16, 2009 in Clinical Trials bipolar disorder clinical trial postpartum depression treatment Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Women's Mental Health is conducting two clinical trials that may be of interest: Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy: If you are pregnant and diagnosed with bipolar disorder (or manic depression), you may be elig...

The Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety (In Plain Mama English)
on Nov 15, 2009 in Postpartum Anxiety Postpartum Depression Symptoms postpartum anxiety postpartum depression postpartum psychosis symptoms What does it feel like to have postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety? What are the symptoms? How do you know when you have it? I thought we'd have a talk today about the signs of postpartum depression and anxiety, and we'd do it in "plain...

Treating Treatment-Resistant Postpartum Depression
on Nov 14, 2009 in Treatment Options postpartum depression This week at the Beyond Blue blog, Therese Borchard tackles the topic of treatment-resistant depression. According to the Mayo Clinic ... "With treatment-resistant depression, symptoms — such as feeling sad, hopeless and disinterested in activ...