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Postpartum depression (also postnatal depression) is a form of major depression which can affect women and less frequently men after childbirth. It is widely considered to be treatable. Baby Blues 'Baby' or maternity blues are a mild and transitory form of 'moodiness' suffered by up to 80% of postpartum women. Symptoms typically last from a few hours to several days, and include tearfulness, irritability, hypochondriasis, sleeplessness, impairment of concentration, and headache. The mat ...
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Resources
- Answers to Common Questions about Postpartum Depression (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health-Volume I, Practice Guide (Bright Futures Distribution Center)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Depression, Postpartum (National Institutes of Health)
- Depression in Women (National Mental Health Association)
- Frequently Asked Questions on Depression After Delivery (Depression After Delivery, Inc.)
- Healthy Start, Grow Smart: Your Newborn (Education Publication Center, ED)
- Healthy Start, Grow Smart: Newborn through 12-month old Kit (Education Publication Center, ED)
- Healthy Start, Grow Smart: Newborn through 12-month old [Spanish KIT] (Education Publication Center, ED)
- How to Find Help Through Psychotherapy (American Psychological Association)
- Information for Fathers and Partners on Postpartum Depression (Depression After Delivery, Inc.)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy Effective for Treatment of Postpartum Depression (American Medical Association)
- Medications (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Mental Health Services Locator (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
- Parent Information Packet on Postpartum Depression (Depression After Delivery, Inc.)
- Postpartum Body Image and Weight Loss (La Leche League International)
- Postpartum Coping: The Blues and Depression (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Postpartum Coping:The Blues and Depression (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Postpartum Depression (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Postpartum Depression (Medline Plus)
- Postpartum Depression (National Institutes of Health)
- Postpartum depression (MayoClinic)
- Postpartum Depression (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Postpartum Depression (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Postpartum Depression (American Psychiatric Association)
- Postpartum Depression - ACOG Publication #AP091 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Postpartum Depression and the 'Baby Blues" (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Postpartum Disorders (National Mental Health Association)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Depresión postparto (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Recognizing Postpartum Depression (National Mental Health Association)
- Selecting a Therapist (Depression After Delivery, Inc.)
- Self-Assessment Questionnaire
- Summit on Women and Depression: Proceedings and Recommendations (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Symptoms of Postpartum Depression (Depression After Delivery, Inc.)
- Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis (Depression After Delivery, Inc.)
- Tips on Healthy Parenting for Mothers with Depression (National Mental Health Association) - Links to PDF File
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