Depression in New Mothers Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives

This book, which completely updates Kathleen Kendall-Tackett's 1993 classic text Postpartum Depression, provides you with a comprehensive approach to treating postpartum depression in an easy-to-use format, including treatment options that are safe for use with breastfeeding mothers. Addressing fatigue, pain, negative birth experiences, infant characteristics, and psychosocial factors, Depression in New Mothers: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives presents a vital, cross-cultural view of depression in new mothers that will prove invaluable in treating the mothers who come to you for help. This book dispels the myths that hinder effective treatment and presents up-to-date information on the impact of maternal depression on the health of the mother, as well as the health and well-being of the infant; conditions that may co-occur with postpartum depression, including anxiety disorders (obsessive compulsive disorder), posttraumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and substance abuse; alternative treatments, including diet, exercise, and omega-3s; the role of psychotherapy and community-based programs; the use of herbs and psychotropic medications to combat postpartum depression; the impact of various treatments on breastfeeding -- with treatment options that are safe for women who continue breastfeeding through treatment.Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen is the author of 'Depression in New Mothers Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives', published 2005 under ISBN 9780789018397 and ISBN 078901839X.