Postpartum Mental Health Disorders: A Casebook [Paperback]

Postpartum Mental Health Disorders: A Casebookoffers brief, practical guidance on the recognition and management of postpartum mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders, personality disorders and eating disorders.Many psychiatrists, obstetricians, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals have not been trained to adequately identify psychiatric disorders that present in postpartum women, and yet are often faced with patients expressing mental health symptoms that may lead to serious problems.Postpartum Mental Health Disorders: A Casebookoffers brief, practical guidance on the recognition and management of postpartum mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders, personality disorders and eating disorders. Written by experienced clinicians, chapters are organized into collections of case examples and are designed to provide at-a-glance information about diagnoses, treatment, and outcomes with advice on when to refer to a specialist. Each chapter also includes an assessment tool to assist with diagnosis and a list of risk factors for developing postpartum disorders. An appendix of screening questionnaires is provided at the end of the book.1. Introduction2. Risks for a Postpartum Disorder3. Postpartum Adaptation: Normal; Baby Blues; Baby Pinks4. Postpartum Depression5. Postpartum Anxiety6. Postpartum Psychosis7. Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder8. Traumatic Childbirth and Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder9. Personality Disorders in the Postpartum10. Disorders of Attachment11. Eating Disorders in the Postpartum Period12. Prevention of Postpartum Disorders13. Psychopharmacology in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding