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Contains the most up-to-date information about risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum. Straightforward yet compassionate, it is required reading for all who work with pregnant and postpartum women, as well as for those suffering before or after the baby is born.

Worried that you or someone you love are suffering from postpartum depression? This understanding, authoritative guide explains this sensitive disorder and how it differs from the “baby blues.” You’ll see how to find the right doctors, evaluate the various treatments from medication to therapy to self-help groups and create a comprehensive plan for recovery.

Finally, a book for real moms that tells the honest truth about what to expect emotionally after having a baby. In their groundbreaking Postpartum Survival Guide, Dr. Ann Dunnewold and Dr. Diane Sanford shattered the silence about the enormous emotional challenges of postpartum adjustment and motherhood.

Discusses ways to cope with the stress, depression, anger, and relationship changes that can afflict new mothers and addresses special problems faced by mothers who have survived abuse or who have lost a child.

Written for women who struggle with scary thoughts and the healthcare professionals who treat them, this book provides a resource for consumers and clinicians who must confront these negative cognitions by outlining what these thoughts are, why they are there, and what can be done about them.

This hands-on guide includes straightforward, supportive information and specific recommendations to help partners deal with the impact of depression after the birth of a baby.

Offering compassionate advice for the approximately 400,000 women who suffer each year from postpartum depression, two doctors provide information on overcoming self-defeating thoughts, medical and therapy treatment options, self-esteem, and depression.

Contains essential information for a woman and her family who plan on having another baby after a previous experience with postpartum depression.

An eye-opening look at the widespread phenomenon of pregnancy-induced depression. Describes the causes and symptoms of depression before, during, and after childbirth, and outlines a variety of effective treatment programs available.

An accessible guide to the causes and treatments of postpartum depression, written specifically for pregnant women or women thinking of becoming pregnant, addresses such topics as hormonally driven mood changes during pregnancy, infertility-related depression, and pregnancy loss.

The television and singing star recalls her personal struggle with depression following the birth of her seventh child and offers advice and support to other mothers struggling with postpartum depression.

A supportive handbook for women suffering from postpartum depression draws on the wisdom, experiences, and advice of fellow sufferers to present a complete guide to PPD, its symptoms, causes, and treatment strategies.

In a thought-provoking memoir, the actress speaks out candidly about her experience with crippling postpartum depression, reflecting on her struggle with the debilitating condition, her use of talk therapy and medication to treat the problem, and its impact on her family, new baby, and friends.

Presents the story of Tina Zahn, a woman suffering from severe postpartum depression, who tried taking her life by jumping from the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but was miraculously saved by a state trooper.