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Venis, Joyce A.

Postpartum depression demystified : an essential guide to understanding and overcoming the most common complication after childbirth / Joyce A. Venis and Suzanne McCloskey.

New York : Marlowe & Co., ©2007.

241 pages ; 23 cm

An insightful and supportive guide for everyone living with and seeking to understand this condition. Venis and McCloskey cover topics including: the nature of PPD and how it differs from other perinatal mood disorders; how to recognize and cope with the symptoms; how to obtain an accurate diagnosis; key risk factors and how to minimize them; medications and therapies; getting the support you need from your partner, family, and friends; how PPD can affect your relationship with your partner and your baby; and, nurturing yourself through recovery.

Postpartum depression.

Puerperal psychoses.

Women.

Pregnancy -- Complications.

McCloskey, Suzanne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-227) and index.

1. What is postpartum depression? -- 2. Understanding PPD symptoms -- 3. Risk factors -- 4. How is postpartum depression diagnosed? -- 5. Medications and therapies -- 6. Taking care of yourself -- 7. Building your support system -- 8. How PPD affects your baby -- 9. How PPD affects your relationship with your partner -- 10. When your loved one has postpartum depression -- 11. Your recovery and the future -- A final word -- Glossary.

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