Beyond the baby blues : anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy / Rebecca Fox Starr.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]Description: xi, 141 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781442273900
- 1442273909
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 618.76 F794 | Available | 33111008711216 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Most people have heard of post-partum depression. What many people do not know is that anxiety and depression can be experienced during pregnancy, as well, and the impact can be both debilitating and devastating. This book is a unique combination of one woman's story of her struggle with perinatal distress and actionable advice from a professional in the field. Rebecca Fox Starr shares her personal story of marriage, motherhood, prenatal anxiety and depression, severe postpartum anxiety and depression, recovery process and hope for the future. Woven throughout the narrative, Dr. Amy Wenzel, a specialist in the field of Perinatal Mood Disorders, provides readers with clinical information and advice, addressing risk factors, warning signs, definitions and recovery options. Stories from other women who experienced prenatal anxiety or depression are included as well. No longer do women have to suffer in silence, question their symptoms, or try to hide their feelings. Here, readers will see themselves in the narrative and understand that the devastating effects of prenatal and post-partum depression can be confirmed, treated, and managed, giving them hope for a brighter future.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index.
Part I: A happy story. First comes love : a pregnant paws and other crazy tales -- Part II: A hard story. Professional perspective on prenatal distress ; Uncomfortably numb : the beginning of my prenatal distress ; "I didn't know exactly what it was, but I knew to fear it" : my prenatal anxiety and depression ; Violated expectations of magic : Dr. Amy Wenzel's clinical experience with prenatal distress ; "I see the light going out in your eyes" : the beginning of my postpartum depression ; A bicycle built for two (it that bicycle were actually an ER suite) : my severe postpartum depression -- Part III: A hopeful story. Support as a key to recovery ; Together, ever after ; Hope.
Anxiety and depression can be experienced during pregnancy, as well as post-partum, and the impact can be both debilitating and devastating. Fox Starr shares her personal story of marriage, motherhood, prenatal anxiety and depression, severe postpartum anxiety and depression, recovery process and hope for the future. Woven throughout the narratives information and advice that addresses risk factors, warning signs, definitions and recovery options.