Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders

Stone - Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders
£48.95
£48.95
Authors/editors: Susan Dowd Stone and Alex E Menken
ISBN: 978-0-8261-0116-7
Page count: 370
Publisher: Springer
Publication year: 2008

Over the past three years, pregnancy related mood disorders have become the focus of health care advocates and legislators alike with subsequent reflection in the US media. Statistics on the prevalence of perinatal mood disorders suggest that up to 20% of women experience diagnosable pregnancy related mood disorders. The growing recognition of these common disorders, coupled with an increasing knowledge base about the dire consequences of untreated maternal depression, has propelled this issue to the fore of national public health priorities.

Table of contents:

Section I: The Importance of Maternal Mental Health

  1. The Effects of Maternal Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy on the Neurodevelopment of the Child
  2. Maternal Attachment and Bonding Disorders
  3. Effects of Maternal Postpartum Depression on the Infant and Older Siblings
  4. Perinatal Mood Disorders: An Introduction

Section II: Perspectives on Risk Factors, Screening, and Diagnosis

  1. Diagnosis and Screening of Perinatal Mood Disorders
  2. Omega-3s, Exercise, and St. John's Wort: Three Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Postpartum Depression
  3. Stress System Dysregulation in Perinatal Mood Disorders
  4. Infertility: Challenges and Complications in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Section III: Professional Perspectives

  1. Perinatal Mood Disorders: An Obstetrician's Perspective
  2. The Pediatrician's Role in Identifying Postpartum Mood Disorders
  3. The Nurses' Vantage Point
  4. Mothers Who Suffer from Postpartum Illnesses and the Pitfalls of the Criminal Justice System

Section IV: Treatment Options for Perinatal Mood Disorders

  1. To Medicate or Not: The Dilemma of Pregnancy and Psychiatric Illness
  2. Comorbid Presentations in Perinatal Mental Health: Dialectical Behavior Therapy as a Treatment Model
  3. Treating Antepartum Depression: Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  4. A Psychodynamic Approach to Treatment for Postpartum Depression
  5. Health Literacy and Maternal Empowerment
  6. The Role of Social Support in Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Perinatal Mood Disorders

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