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Weaning And Depression Linked In Many Women
This is cutting edge reporting on a different aspect of post partum depression… “Probably, a lot of what people are experiencing is a hormone change that’s making them feel down, and they feel they...
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Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Trauma and Adversity in Childhood: History Need Not Be...
Sometimes it’s important to connect the dots in a very public way between cause and effect, as with the “adverse events” in childhood that can cause lifelong trauma. In an excellent essay on Huff...
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When Mental Illness is a Family Affair: Q&A with Victoria Costello | World of...
Q: In your book you mention the early signs of mental illness that you missed in your son Alex. Even as a baby, you write that he seemed different. What signs can parents watch for? A: Some of the...
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On Huff Post…Guilt: My Last, Worst Addiction
I’d just told [my son’s psychiatrist] that I was a 43-year-old single mother of two sons, that I worked as a freelance TV writer and I was in fine health. Of course I didn’t say I’d been depressed for...
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What is Recovery Parenting?
Incessant worry is what moms do no matter how hard we try not to; even after our kids get better—and long after we should know better. Waiting for the other shoe to drop; waiting for that call to come...
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Happy Mother’s Day! The Rewards of ‘Recovery Parenting’
One totally unexpected reward of this way of life I’ve named ‘recovery parenting’ came to me a few weeks ago while having lunch with my youngest son “Sammy” and his girlfriend of three years, a lovely...
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My Mother’s Day Rally Letter: On Why Postpartum Depression Treatment Is...
To Every Mom and Mom-to-be on Mother’s Day: My story is not unusual. My message is not complicated. You have to take care of yourself so you can be there for your children. What’s not simple is how...
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Considering Medication When You’re Pregnant And Depressed | CommonHealth
Highly recommended article weighing the pro’s and con’s for women making this difficult decision. Here’s an excerpt but definitely read it all. Untreated depression and anxiety disorders are not risk...
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The Different Impact of Problem Drinking on Men and Women; a Swedish Study
This article and study really hit home for me. Having just recently, last Dec 2011, come to the sad conclusion that I could not be a “moderate drinker” and committed to sobriety, I can now look back...
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Bad headline, weak evidence in a new study to link taking antidepressants...
Pregnant women on (SSRI) antidepressants will probably find it harder to make the right decision about whether or not to stay on their depression medication during pregnancy — especially if they only...
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