Pregnancy blues : what every women needs to know about depression during pregnancy
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- ISBN: 97803853386610
- ISBN: 9780385338677 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 038533866X
- ISBN: 0385338678 (pbk.)
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xix, 310 p. ; 24 cm. : ill. - Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, c2005.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-297) and index. |
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Subject: | Postpartum depression Postpartum depression -- Treatment Pregnancy -- Psychological aspects Depression in women Mental illness in pregnancy Mothers -- Mental health |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Prince Rupert Library | 618.76 MISR (Text) | 33294001462563 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Describes the widespread, yet rarely discussed phenomenon of pregnancy-related depression during gestation, discussing common causes and symptoms, and outlining a variety of available treatment programs. - Baker & Taylor
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. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
It should be a time of joyous anticipationâthe happiest time in a womanâs life. But for many women, the joys of pregnancy are clouded by feelings of fear, sadness, and confusion. And unlike postpartum depression, which is widely portrayed in the media and embraced by the medical community, depression during pregnancy has been rarely discussed and often misunderstoodâuntil now. In this groundbreaking bookâthe first to focus exclusively on depression in pregnancyâDr. Shaila Kulkarni Misri, a leading reproductive psychiatrist, draws on her twenty-five years of clinical practice and research to offer hope, help, and healingâas well as a provocative, myth-shattering examination of a subject that has too long been shrouded in darkness.
The numbers are surprising: up to 70 percent of pregnant women experience some degree of depressive symptoms, and of those, 12 percent meet the diagnostic criteria for major depression. Although it is at least as common as postpartum depression, which occurs after a childâs birth, pregnancy-related depression is often cloaked in silence, shame, and denial. Pregnancy Blues lifts the veil on this heartbreakingâand very treatableâ
illness, examining the key social and biological factors that can come together during pregnancy to create a climate in which depression and anxiety thrive, as well as offering the many effective treatments that are available. Discover:
⢠How to recognize the signs and symptoms of depressionâand know when to seek help
⢠The role of female hormones: why women are more vulnerable to depression than men
⢠How depression can âhideâ behind physical complaints, such as back, stomach, or even chest pain
⢠The unspoken connection between infertility and depression
⢠The antidepressant controversy: the facts on specific drugs, their safetyâand when medication is the right choice
⢠Breastfeeding and medicationâthe risks and benefits
Plus helpful self-tests and resources, information on alternative treatment optionsâfrom therapy to acupunctureâand much more. A work of daring and compassion, Pregnancy Blues challenges the underlying traditions and beliefs surrounding pregnancy and motherhoodâand explores how those misconceptions have led to the drastic underdiagnosis and undertreatment of depression during pregnancy. A must-read for women and those who love them, Pregnancy Blues is at once an extraordinary roadmap to healing and an eye-opening report on a medical issue that no woman can afford to miss.