Treatment Options for Perinatal Mood Disorders...

The good news is that perinatal mood disorders are treatable!  Contact your health care provider if you think you may have a perinatal mood disorder so that he/she can discuss treatment options and prescribe a protocol that is best for you.  Treatment can include one or a combination of any of the following.  Just click on the treatment to get more information on resources in your area.

• Exercise
• Good nutrition
•  Building a good support network
•  Help with childcare and housework
•  Attending support groups
•  Individual and/or couples therapy with a counselor who is knowledgeable about perinatal mood disorders
•  Certain hormone therapies
•  Medication

Other Perinatal Mood Disorder Resources...

Websites for Mothers and Families Dealing With Perinatal Mood Disorders

•  Postpartum Support International...www.postpartum.net
•  The Postpartum Stress Center...www.portpartumstress.com
•  Postpartum Depression Help...www.postpartumdepressionhelp.com
•  Postpartum Site for Dads...www.postpartumDADS.org
•  Well Mother Site...www.wellmother.com
•  PPD Hope Website...www.ppdhope.com
•  On-Line PPD Support Group...www.ppdsupportpage.com
•  PPD Support...www.ppdsupport.org
•  New Jersey Dept. of Health...www.njspeakup.gov

Books Dealing with the Issue of Perinatal Mood Disorders

•  Postpartum Depression for Dummies- Shoshanna Bennet, Ph.D. (2006)

•  Beyond the Blues-A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression- Shoshanna Bennet, Ph.D., Pec Indman (2005)

•  This Isn’t What I Expected- Karen Kleinman, Valerie Raskin (1994)

•  The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book-Sandra Poulin (2006)

•  Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression-Karen Kleinman (2003)

•  Women’s Moods:What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain and Emotional Health-Deb Sichel, MD, Jeanne Driscoll, MS,RN (1999)

•  What Am I Thinking? Having A Baby After Postpartum Depression-Karen Kleinman (2005)

•  Depression in New Mothers-Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D. (2205)

•  Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Plan for Recovery-Ronald Rosenberg, MD (2003)

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