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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. Since the volume provides invaluable neurobiological research on depression and anxiety, I recommend this work to all health and mental health professionals."--Illness, Crisis and Loss
Over the past three years, pregnancy related mood disorders have become the focus of health care advocates and legislators alike with subsequent reflection in nationwide media. Statistics on the prevalence of perinatal mood disorders suggest that up to 20% of women experience diagnosable pregnancy related mood disorders. The growing recognition of these common 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 increasing awareness has also resulted in recent legislative and healthcare initiatives to screen, assess, and treat such disorders. On April 13, 2006, Governor Jon S. Corzine (D -NJ) signed a law requiring all new mothers to be educated and screened for postpartum depression. This law is the first of its kind in the country, but many states and federal advocates are proposing similar laws. The motivation for states and the federal government to adopt education and screening program is high and may soon be a federal mandate. But a major barrier to successful implementation of such programs is the lack of available resources to train healthcare professionals in this specialty.
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.
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
