Posts tagged “Treatment”
5/30/2012-Does Breastfeeding Make You Feel Terrible?
In recent months, a handful of the women who have come into my office for assessments have had a unique dilemma. Their chief complaint has been “Bad Feelings” while Breastfeeding. Some of the women also experienced depression or anxiety in other areas of life, and some of them only experienced the “Bad Feelings” while nursing … [Read More…]
3/2/12-How can Postpartum Depression Therapy help Me?
I have no doubt in my mind that this is the question that every woman asks herself before, during, and after her first trip to our offices. I see the look of apprehension on the face of many women as they sit down across from me for the very first time. Sometimes they even come right out … [Read More…]
1/12/2012 – Study: 30 Percent of Latinas suffer from Perinatal Depression
Blog Home In 2009, Postpartum Support International conducted a study that examined the incidence of Perinatal Mood Disorders among Latina women. The study found that around 32% of pregnant Latinas experience depressive symptoms congruent with PPMD, while 36% of pregnant Mexican females experience PPMD symptoms. This shocking number is nearly double the percentage of the general … [Read More…]
10/17/11 – Breaking Down Mainstream Stigma
Blog Home If you read the news regularly, then you probably read the devastating news about Sonia Hermosillo, a mother in California who has been charged with murder for throwing her 7-month-old son from a parking garage. If you have your finger on the pulse of Postpartum Mental Illness in the news, then you know … [Read More…]
