Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and Treatment Guide for the Health Care Practitioner
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 082610116X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Must-Have for All PPD Providers! Karen Postpartum depression continues to splash the headlines with dramatic impact. The upside to this is that it significantly increases public awareness, which is always a good thing. The downside is that media exploitation often leads to the perpetuation of misinterpretations and misunderstandings, which can impede treatment and recovery.Although the availability of PPD self-help books and moving personal accounts continues to expand, books that address issues crucial to healthcare professionals who treat postpartum women has been lacking. Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, a pioneer for support. Required Reading For Anyone Working in Women's Health This is an excellent book. Mental health professionals, OB-GYNs, women's health nurses and others don't get near enough training on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Susan Dowd Stone's book provides the kind of research-based knowledge needed on order for healthcare professionals to provide the proper support to women who may be going through antepartum depression, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis and related illnesses.. A welcomed, valuable resource! Shoshana Bennett, PhD Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders is an excellent, welcomed addition to this important field of maternal mental health. Written by some of the field's most renowned experts, each book chapter lends a unique view, resulting in a well-rounded picture of these disorders and the approaches which heal them.--Shoshana Bennett, PhD, former president of Postpartum Support International
Dr. Menken developed a specialty in Maternal Mental Health and is the co-founder of The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in the department of Behavioral Medicine. is a Clinical Psychologist licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Menken serves Postpartum Support International as a current board member, the public r
The motivation for states and the federal government to adopt education and screening program is high and may soon be a federal mandate. As a psychotherapist and educator of future mental health practitioners, I believe this work fills an important gap in reference books for professionals who care for childbearing women. This increasing awareness has also resulted in recent legislative and healthcare initiatives to screen, assess, and treat such disorders. This law is the first of its kind in the country, but many states and federal advocates are proposing similar laws. Statistics on the prevalence of perinatal mood disorders suggest that up to 20% of women experience diagnosable pregnancy related mood disorders. On April 13, 2006, Governor Jon S. But a major barrier to successful implementation of such programs is the lack of available resources to train healthcare professionals in this specialty. The contributions, by renowned experts, fill a glaring gap in the knowledge professionals need in order to successfully manage maternal mental health.. Corzine (D -NJ) signed a law requiring all new mothers to be educated and screened for postpartum depression. The growing recognition of these common disorders, coupled with an increasing knowledge base about the dire consequences of u
--Shari I. --Shoshana Bennet, PhD, former president of Postpartum Support International . Inclusion of this text provides a substantial and much needed addition to professional educational curriculums in medicine, psychiatry, social work, psychology and advocacy. Experts from research, medicine, treatment and advocacy offer their experienced views on evaluation, treatment and interventive approaches when confronting affective disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum. --Manuel Alvarez, M.D., Chairman, Dept. Topics include the consequences of untreated anxiety and depression for the baby, the mother, and the family, guidelines for screening, how to determine the best treatment options fo