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This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
Author:
Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin
Editorial Review:
"A thorough description of postpartum emotional problems
and their treatment can be found in a comprehensive new book....(It)
includes a very valuable chapter on how husbands can help their
wives when postpartum depression overcomes them."--Jane Brody
"At long last, mothers and families suffering postpartum depression
have a book of hope."--Nancy Berchtold, founder and director,
Depression After Delivery |
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The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood: Coping with Stress, Depression,
and Burnout
Author:
Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett
Editorial Review:
"Recognizing that many mothers are severely
strained and often clinically depressed from trying to be "perfect,"
health psychologist and researcher Kendall-Tackett offers ways to
deal with stress triggers without resorting to prescribed
medications or drugs. Kendall-Tackett has worked directly with
hundreds of women and offers sound advice and resources for coping
with work and family challenges. A refreshing look at the multiple
forces that affect motherhood, this work reassures mothers that they
are not alone." --Elizabeth Goeters, Georgia Perimeter
Coll., Dunwoody |
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Sleepless Days: One Woman's Journey Through Postpartum Depression
Author:
Susan Kushner Resnick
Editorial Review: "Those who have dismissed
postpartum depression as a minor condition will think again after
reading this articulate and harrowing account. Resnick, a freelance
writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, was plunged
into an abyss of insomnia, anxiety, depression and suicidal
fantasies several months after her son was born, in stark contrast
to the happiness and competence she felt after the birth of her
daughter three years before. Although the cause of PPD remains
unclear, the timing and course of the symptoms are unambiguous.
However, Resnick, like many of the other women who suffer with this
illness, was misdiagnosed by a physician who told her she simply
needed a vacation. For months, she hid the severity of her insomnia
and mood swings from her supportive husband. Finally, stressed and
exhausted, Resnick began seeing a nurse psychotherapist who told her
she had PPD and recommended antidepressants in addition to therapy.
Resnick affectingly describes the guilt she felt over weaning her
baby early so that she could take her medication without harming her
child. She was also conflicted about her decision to turn over a
good deal of the care for the children to her husband and
babysitters so she would be able to recuperate. Slowly, she began to
recover her stamina and pleasure in everyday family life. Grounded
in vivid detail, Resnick's heartfelt memoir will reassure others who
suffer from PPD that the condition, though serious, is treatable and
temporary." Agent, Kim Witherspoon |
