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A Mother's Tears: Understanding the Mood Swings That Follow Childbirth In a penetrating investigative style, Dr.A Mother’s Tears is a specialist’s response to what Dr. Huysman secures first hand knowledge through case histories, key interviews, and medical research from top experts in the field, t

TITLE	:	A Mother's Tears: Understanding the Mood Swings That Follow Childbirth
AUTHOR	:	Arlene M. Huysman
RATING	:	4.70 (638 Votes)
ASIN	:	1888363703
FORMAT TYPE	:	Hardcover
NUMBER of PAGES	:	191 Pages
PUBLISH DATE	:	1998-10-06
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A Mother’s Tears is a specialist’s response to what Dr. Arlene Huysman refers to as the "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" attitude our society has with regard to many health issues that affect women exclusively, including postpartum depression. In a penetrating investigative style, Dr. Huysman secures first hand knowledge through case histories, key interviews, and medical research from top experts in the field, to help women and their families understand once and for all that although childbirth is not always the bliss that the greeting card companies would have you believe, there is much that can be done to help.

EDITORIAL :

From Library Journal Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common illness, yet it is often overlooked and undertreated. This book is a challenge to physicians to consider PPD a significant disorder and an alert to new mothers and their families to recognize and seek professional help for PPD when it occurs. Huysman, a clinical psychologist specializing in mood disorders, provides a basic look at PPD: its causes, risk factors, symptoms, and therapeutic interventions. She extends the current thinking to suggest the existence of Progressive Postpartum Depression (PPPD), which affects mothers months or even years after childbirth and can be debilitating and dangerous. The book offers case histories of women who have overcome PPD and PPPD and of others who tragically harmed their children or themselves because their illness was never diagnosed. An important chapter by a clinical social worker with

REVIEW :

However, just when the author seems to have slipped into a rut, she regains her balance with a truly funny or insightful line. excellent!. Their few confrontations are such emotional and bittersweet moments.

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