Postpartum Depression (PPD) Resources

Books

Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression
by Marie Osmond, Marcia Wilkie (Contributor), Judith Moore (Contributor)

Warner Books (2001)

Beyond The Blues: Prenatal and Postpartum Depression
by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman

Moodswings Press (2002)

Overcoming Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
by Linda Sebastian

LPC (1998)

Postpartum Depression: Every Woman's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
by Sharon L. Roan

Adams Media Corp. (1998)

Rebounding From Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery
by Lynn Madsen

Bergin & Garvey (1994)

Shouldn’t I Be Happy?: Emotional Problems of Pregnant & Postpartum Women

by Shaila Misri, M.D.

Free Press (1995)

Sleepless Days: One Woman's Journey Through Postpartum Depression
by Susan Kushner Resnick

Griffin Trade Paperback (2001)

The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood

by Vicki Iovine

Perigee (1997)

This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
by Karen Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin

Bantam Books (1994)

When Words Are Not Enough : The Women's Prescription for Depression and Anxiety
by Valerie Davis Raskin

Broadway Books (1997)

Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health
by Deborah Sichel, M.D., and Jeanne Watson Driscoll, M.S., R.N., C.S.

Quill (2000)

Websites/Support Forums

Postpartum Support International

http://www.postpartum.net/

Postpartum Stress Center

http://www.postpartumstress.com/

Depression After Delivery

http://www.depressionafterdelivery.com

Online PPD Support Group

http://www.ppdsupportpage.com

The Austin Center for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

http://www.austinocd.com/

Families for Depression Awareness

www.familyaware.org

Helps families recognize and cope with depressive disorders. Via the organization’s website, you can order free brochures, read Family Profiles, access resources, and sign up for free email alerts.

The Baby Moses Project

http://www.babymosesproject.org/

Provides information on Texas’ Safe Haven law, which protects a mother from prosecution if she leaves her infant (under 60 days old) at a designated “safe haven” in the care of a designated health professional. The purpose of this law to ensure abandoned infants receive adequate short- and long-term assistance.

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