Overview

Over the past three years, pregnancy related mood disorders have become the focus of healthcare advocates and legislators alike with subsequent reflection in nationwide media. Statistics on the prevalence of perinatal mood disorders suggest that up to 20 per cent of women experience diagnosable pregnancy related mood disorders. Coupled with an increasing knowledge base about the dire consequences of untreated maternal depression, has propelled this issue to the fore of national public health priorities. This book offers a major resource for healthcare professionals, mental health professionals, and medical, nursing, psychology, and social work students who will be confronting this problem in their practices. The contributions, by renowned experts, fill a glaring gap in the knowledge professionals need in order to successfully manage maternal mental health.

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Author:   Susan Dowd Stone ,  Alexis E. Menken
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.664kg
ISBN:  

9780826101167

ISBN 10:   082610116
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 May 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contributors Foreword, Ian Brockington, PhD, FRCPsych Introduction Acknowledgments Section I: The Importance of Maternal Mental Health The Effects of Maternal Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy on the Neurodevelopment of the Child, Vivette Glover, Kristin Bergman, and Thomas G. O'Connor Maternal Attachment and Bonding Disorders, Ian Brockington Effects of Maternal Postpartum Depression on the Infant and Older Siblings, Julia Chase-Brand Perinatal Mood Disorders: An Introduction, Shaila Misri and Karen Joe Section II: Perspectives on Risk Factors, Screening, and Diagnosis Diagnosis and Screening of Perinatal Mood Disorders, Linda Klempner Omega-3s, Exercise, and St. John's Wort: Three Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Postpartum Depression, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Stress System Dysregulation in Perinatal Mood Disorders, Sandra N. Jolley and Tricia Spach Infertility: Challenges and Complications in Pregnancy and Postpartum, Andrea Mechanick Braverman Section III: Professional Perspectives Perinatal Mood Disorders: An Obstetrician's Perspective, Alexandra C. Spadola The Pediatrician's Role in Identifying Postpartum Mood Disorders, Mary Ann LoFrumento The Nurses' Vantage Point, Cheryl Tatano Beck Mothers Who Suffer from Postpartum Illnesses and the Pitfalls of the Criminal Justice System, George Parnham Section IV: Treatment Options for Perinatal Mood Disorders To Medicate or Not: The Dilemma of Pregnancy and Psychiatric Illness, Catherine Birndorf and Alexandra Sacks Comorbid Presentations in Perinatal Mental Health: Dialectical Behavior Therapy as a Treatment Model, Susan Dowd Stone Treating Antepartum Depression: Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Margaret Spinelli A Psychodynamic Approach to Treatment for Postpartum Depression, Alexis E. Menken Health Literacy and Maternal Empowerment, Lisa Bernstein and Eve Weiss The Role of Social Support in Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Perinatal Mood Disorders, Jane Israel Honikman Index

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Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW, is president of Postpartum Support International. She is a NJHSS Certified Perinatal Mood Disorders Instructor and Adjunct Lecturer at New York University's Silver Graduate School of Social Work. Alexis E. Menken, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. 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. She is an instructor in Clinical Psychology in the department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and an Assistant Professional Psychologist at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Menken serves Postpartum Support International as a current board member, the public relations chair, and she is their coordinator for New Jersey. Dr. Menken has a private practice in Montclair, New Jersey, where she treats women with disorders related to reproductive mental health.

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