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POSTPARTUM  DEPRESSION

 

DEFINITION:  “A stress reaction occurring in women after delivery, characterized by depression, fatigue, irritability, insomnia and if extreme in degree, may result in infanticide.” Current Med Talk.

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

 

•     What differentiates postpartum depression from the "baby blues”?

•     Are there predisposing factors that increase the risk of postpartum depression?

•     Is there a common thread among postpartum depression sufferers?

•     What impact does postpartum depression have on the family?

•     Is there a biological cause for postpartum depression?

•     What are the forms of treatment for postpartum depression?

•     Does postpartum depression have an impact on the infant?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS:  Postpartum depression; Puerperal psychoses

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Encyclopedia of Depression “Postpartum depression”; “Postpartum psychosis”

 REF RC 537 .R63
Encyclopedia of Special Education REF LC 4007 .E53 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health REF RC 437 .G36 2008  
International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry. Psychology, Psychoanalysis. and Neurology:“Postpartum Psychiatric Reactions” REF RC 334 .157, Vol. 8
Encyclopedia of Psychology “Pregnancy/Postpartum Adjustment” REF BF 31 .E52, Vol. 6

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Encyclopedia of Family Life Vol. 4

Encyclopedia of Marriage. Divorce and the Family

Encyclopedia of Mental Health

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

DSM-4 TR

 

STATISTICS: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/prams/PPD.htm

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search  Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Select Editon

Social Sciences Full-Text

Health and Wellness Resource Center

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

INTERNET SITES:

Medline http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/postpartumdepression.html
Postpartum Support International http://www.postpartum.net/
University of Michigan Depression Center http://www.med.umich.edu/depression/postpartum.htm
Women's Health.gov Postpartum Depression http://www.4woman.gov/faq/postpartum.htm

 

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