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Is It Postpartum Depression or Bipolar Disorder? An Expert Weighs In
A small segment of my readers who were initially diagnosed with postpartum depression have learned down the road that they have bipolar disorder. Other readers who have been treated for a year or more for postpartum depression but feel the treatment isn’t...
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Mon, Apr 30 2012 6:30 AM
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Australia Offers Free Resources on Perinatal Depression to Healthcare Pros
Australia’s Minister of Mental Health Mark Butler recently launched a new set of free beyondblue information resources aimed at primary care health professionals, including maternal, child and family health nurses, to help them detect and discuss...
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Thu, Apr 26 2012 6:54 AM
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Me, Queen Elizabeth & Catherine Zeta-Jones. Seriously.
Every now and then I get some really awesome news, and today would be one of those days. I’m on More magazine’s annual Fierce List this year. As described by More, the Fierce List is a, “pride of lionesses … who’ve most impressed...
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Mon, Apr 23 2012 9:09 AM
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The Ultimate Symbol of Postpartum Depression Recovery
Several years ago, with the help of a graphic artist, I created the Warrior Mom logo for Postpartum Progress. I wanted a symbol that was positive. That represented the strength and courage it takes to get through postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety...
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Tue, Apr 17 2012 6:57 AM
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PPD in Parents of NICU Babies: Upcoming Webinar
The National Premature Infant Health Coalition will be hosting a webinar on May 9, 2012, from 2-3pm Eastern on “Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Postpartum Depression (PPD) in Parents of NICU Babies”. The featured...
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Wed, Apr 25 2012 6:18 AM
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Communicating With Your Doctor About Your Medication
After suffering a manic episode because of miscommunication about medication with her doctor, Kimberly shares tips on how to make sure you understand your treatment plan. Kimberly is a Warrior Mom and also has bipolar disorder. I flopped down onto his...
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Tue, Apr 10 2012 6:05 AM
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medication
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Bipolar Disorders
Ongoing Maternal Depression Can Lead To Later Child Behavior Problems
There’s a new study published in Maternal & Child Health‘s March 2012 issue about the impact of maternal depression on the health of children. What interests me about the study is that it seems to indicate, to me anyway, that moms who...
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Wed, Apr 25 2012 8:36 AM
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University of Penn Needs You for Online Survey on New Motherhood
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are studying women’s experiences as they become mothers for the first time. One of the goals of this research is to understand risk factors for depression and anxiety among new mothers, although you...
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Wed, Apr 18 2012 10:06 AM
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A Rant On Postpartum Depression & Trying To Justify It
Is there ever a way to really help someone understand what it is like to go through postpartum depression? Why you are the way you are right now (or were then, if you’re a survivor), thinking the things you think during PPD? Probably not. So we...
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Thu, Apr 19 2012 6:24 AM
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Moms With Postpartum Depression Can’t Leave Babies Alone At Night
I wrote this piece for Babble.com today on new research finding that moms with postpartum depression and/or anxiety are more likely to wake their babies in the middle of the night unnecessarily. Hope you’ll visit me over at Babble today to read...
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Thu, Apr 19 2012 11:00 AM
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Postpartum PTSD: Still Fighting To Heal From Her Traumatic Delivery
How women are treated during labor and delivery can have a direct impact on whether they develop postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or postpartum depression. It doesn’t matter if the doctors and nurses have seen it all before,...
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Fri, Apr 20 2012 7:40 AM
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Postpartum PTSD
Trichotillomania & Dermatillomania: On Hair Pulling & Skin Picking
I’m a skin picker. I pick and scratch at my skin, especially around my fingernails. I’ve always thought of it as a manifestation of my OCD. When I start getting nervous, I’ll start picking at my cuticles or scratching my shoulder. I...
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Wed, Apr 18 2012 6:20 AM
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skin picker
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dermatillomania
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Depression In Men: A Dad’s Story of Male Postpartum Depression
Men get depressed in the first year postpartum, too. Whether you call it paternal postpartum depression or something else, what we do know is that new fathers’ suffering can impact the health of their children just as the depression of new mothers...
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Tue, Apr 24 2012 6:41 AM
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men depression
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Former CIA Agent Says Espionage Is Easy Compared To Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is harder than covert operations for the CIA. So says Valerie Plame Wilson, former agent and author who went through postpartum depression, in an interview with NPR: ” … her experience with postpartum depression after...
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Wed, Apr 25 2012 10:00 AM
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Celebrities With PPD
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Valerie Plame Wilson
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News
How To Get Your Story, Event or News Published on Postpartum Progress
I hope you don’t mind a little housekeeping chat, but this is really important. Especially for those of you who run PPD support organizations, or who are volunteers or professionals with news to share, or are moms who want to share their stories...
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Tue, Apr 17 2012 1:22 PM
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