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Understanding postpartum psychosis : a temporary madness
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Understanding postpartum psychosis : a temporary madness

Author: Teresa M Twomey
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Teresa M Twomey
ISBN: 9780313353468 0313353468
OCLC Number: 261177629
Description: xxii, 173 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: More than depression : differences among postpartum psychosis, postpartum depression, and postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder / Shoshana Bennett -- Psychological views and treatment / Shoshana Bennett -- Postpartum psychosis across history and in the media today -- Legal views -- Women like me, and you : Teresa's story -- After the manic "super mom" period : Laura's story -- A story of recovery in five parts : Eva's story -- Obsessions and delusions : Wanda's story -- Suicidal thoughts, an "evil dog," and a call to police : Nicole's story -- Visions of mother and child "cut up" : Lisa's story -- A maze of medication and recovery : Marti's story -- Acting well but wanting to die : Sarah's story -- Seeing a dagger, hearing voices : Tara's story -- A murderous illness : Melanie's story -- Ninety miles with a dead baby : Katherine's story -- Conclusion : what we know, don't know, and need to do to prevent tragedy.
Responsibility: Teresa M. Twomey ; with Shoshana Bennett ; foreword by Katherine Wisner.

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