postpartum depression

is a kind of:

• Behavioral and psychological symptom of Dementia » depression
• mental disorder » depression
• mood » depression
• psychopathology » depression
• psychopathology » symptom » depression
• mental disorder

This term describes the mental disorder diagnosed when a mother experiences an episode of depression after childbirth.

See Also:

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
• post-baby blues
• post-partum
• postnatal
• PPD

Books, etc.

- Choose - A Season of Suffering: One Family's Journey through Depression Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression Depression After Childbirth - How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Postnatal Depression Post Partum Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Help Guide for Mothers Postpartum Psychiatric Illness: A Picture Puzzle Postpartum Survival Guide Shouldn't I be Happy? Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women Surviving Motherhood The New Mother Syndrome This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression

Resources

- Choose - Depression After Delivery Depression after Delivery Support Group Postpartum Education for Parents Postpartum Support International

Movies

- Choose - Look it in the Eye Monty Python's The Meaning of Life The Help We Need to Talk About Kevin Wild Oats