Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders

Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW, is president of Postpartum Support International. She is a NJHSS Certified Perinatal Mood Disorders Instructor and Adjunct Lecturer at New York University's Silver Graduate School of Social Work. Alexis E. Menken, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Dr. Menken developed a specialty in Maternal Mental Health and is the co-founder of The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in the department of Behavioral Medicine. She is an instructor in Clinical Psychology in the department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and an Assistant Professional Psychologist at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Menken serves Postpartum Support International as a current board member, the public relations chair, and she is their coordinator for New Jersey. Dr. Menken has a private practice in Montclair, New Jersey, where she treats women with disorders related to reproductive mental health.

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


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