Description
Book SynopsisWhen mothers feel depressed in the months after childbirth, their feelings have often been dismissed as understandable reactions to the stress of caring for a new baby, perhaps complicated by family and marital demands.
Trade Review"...an excellent distillation of the authors' clinical experience and academic rigour" "...I would not hesitate to recommend it..." --Marce Newsletter, December 2000 "this is a comprehensive easily readable and highly accessible text..." --British Journal of Clinical Psychology, November 2000
Table of ContentsUNDERSTANDING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION.
Postnatal Depression in the Community.
Overcoming Depression and Postnatal Depression.
Assessing Postnatal Depression and Treatment Options.
TREATING AND MANAGING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: THE GETTING AHEAD OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION GROUP PROGRAM.
Phase I: Behavioural Interventions.
Phase II: Cognitive Interventions.
Phase III: Relapse Prevention and Evaluation.
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.
Including Fathers.
Including Infants: Baby H.U.G.S.
Individual Treatment: A Flexible Approach.
Concluding Comments on Clinical Issues.
References.
Index.
