3rd Edition
Depression in New Mothers Causes, Consequences and Treatment Alternatives
Foreword by Penny Simkin
Preface
Part 1: Symptoms, Incidence and Consequence
1. Depression in New Mothers: Myth vs. Reality
2. Conditions Comorbid with Postpartum Depression
3. Why Depression is Harmful for Mothers
4. Why Maternal Depression Harms Babies and Children
5. Assessment of Postpartum Depression
Part 2: Risk Factors
6. Physiology of Postpartum Depression I: Inflammation and Psychoneuroimmunology
7. Physiology of Depression II: Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Sleep
8. Traumatic Birth Experiences
9. Infant Temperament
10. Prematurity, Infant Health Problems, and Disability
11. Psychological Risk Factors I: Attributional Style, Self-Esteem, and Psychiatric History
12. Psychological Risk Factors II: Violence Against Women
13. Social Risk Factors
Part 3: Treatment Options
14. Complementary and Integrative Treatments I: Omega-3s, SAMe, and Exercise
15. Complementary and Integrative Therapies II: Bright Light Therapy, Vitamin D, St. John’s Wort, and Emerging Therapies
16. Community Intervention
17. Psychotherapy
18. Antidepressants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
Epilogue
Biography
Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine, USA.
