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Depression in new mothers : causes, consequences, and treatment alternatives / Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett.

By: Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen A [author.].
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2017Edition: Third edition.Description: xiv, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138120778 (pbk.).Subject(s): Depression, Postpartum -- etiology | Depression, Postpartum -- diagnosis | Depression, Postpartum -- therapy | Maternal Welfare -- psychology | Risk Factors | Socioeconomic FactorsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Depression in new mothers : myth vs. reality -- Conditions comorbid with postpartum depression -- Why depression is harmful for mothers -- Why maternal depression harms babies and children -- Assessment of postpartum depression -- Physiology of postpartum depression I : inflammation and psychoneuroimmunology -- Physiology of depression II : breastfeeding and mother-infant sleep -- Traumatic birth experiences -- Infant temperament -- Prematurity, infant health problems, and disability -- Psychological risk factors I : attributional style, self-esteem, and psychiatric history -- Psychological risk factors II : violence against women -- Social risk factors -- Complementary and integrative treatments I: omega-3s, SAM-e, and exercise -- Complementary and integrative therapies II : bright light therapy, vitamin D, St. John's wort, and emerging therapies -- Community intervention -- Psychotherapy -- Antidepressants in pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-283) and index.

Postpartum depression.

Depression in new mothers : myth vs. reality -- Conditions comorbid with postpartum depression -- Why depression is harmful for mothers -- Why maternal depression harms babies and children -- Assessment of postpartum depression -- Physiology of postpartum depression I : inflammation and psychoneuroimmunology -- Physiology of depression II : breastfeeding and mother-infant sleep -- Traumatic birth experiences -- Infant temperament -- Prematurity, infant health problems, and disability -- Psychological risk factors I : attributional style, self-esteem, and psychiatric history -- Psychological risk factors II : violence against women -- Social risk factors -- Complementary and integrative treatments I: omega-3s, SAM-e, and exercise -- Complementary and integrative therapies II : bright light therapy, vitamin D, St. John's wort, and emerging therapies -- Community intervention -- Psychotherapy -- Antidepressants in pregnant and breastfeeding women.

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