Modern Management of Perinatal Psychiatric Disorders

Dr Carol Henshaw - Consultant Psychiatrist at Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust; Visiting fellow at Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool (though recently retired). Prof John Cox - Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Keele University, Staffs. Dr Joanne Barton -Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent.

Acronyms and abbreviations; Preface; Foreword Margaret Oates; 1. Historical perspectives and classification issues; 2. Perinatal depression, anxiety, stress and adjustment; 3. Puerperal psychosis; 4. Childbearing in women with existing mental disorders; 5. Substance misuse; 6. Perinatal mental illness, children and the family; 7. Screening and prevention; 8. Physical treatments during pregnancy; 9. Physical treatments and breastfeeding; 10. Service provision; 11. Perinatal psychiatry in multi-ethnic communities; Appendix 1. Organisations offering support and information; Appendix 2. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Appendix 3. Resources; Index.