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More About This Title Postnatal Depression - Facing the Paradox of Loss, Happiness & Motherhood
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Being depressed
What is depression? - official and unofficial definitions
What it feels like to be depressed
Who gets it and what causes it?
Explaining depression
What is postnatal depression?
Discovering the paradox
Different theories and different kinds of depression
The baby blues
Postnatal distress and depressed moods
Postnatal depression
What causes postnatal depression? Why me? Why now?
Different approaches to understanding women's postnatal experiences
Trauma following birth
Factors influencing PTSD
Worrying about the baby's health and welfare
Getting the best support over the postnatal period
Coping with depressed moods
Finding social support
Not all company is supportive
Getting support to prevent PND
What has happened to me?
Motherhood and the arrival of self-confidence
Happiness and loss: the paradox of postnatal depression
Introduction
The experience of loss
The healthy grief reaction
Losing sleep
Losing time
Bodies
Feeling too fat
Losing your looks
Losing your 'mind'
Losing my self
Being clear about who you really are
Finding yourself as a mother
Being a 'good' mother: the paradox of sacrifice
Introduction
What is the truth about the maternal instinct
Is maternal instinct a biological drive?
Is there a paternal instinct?
Is biology destiny?
Were you born knowing how to bath a baby?
The father's role
Is a good woman the same as a good mother?
But, what does make a good mother?
Negotiating the boundaries bewteeen self and other
Voices of the experts
Postnatal depression by proxy
Introduction
The paradoxical burden
Women's rage: gender relations or PND by proxy?
What do women expect?
Penelope's story
Wendy's story
Isobel's story
Understanding PND by proxy
Challenging the paradox and getting on with your life
Introduction
Taking control: when and how
Social support
Emotions fitness
Cognitive-analytic therapy (CAT)
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
Physical fitness
Where do we go from here?
Conclusions
Portraits of the women
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"..this book should be a 'must read' for dads, grandparents, anyone in the caring profession and any women who is about to tackle the monumental task of becoming a mother." (www.familyonwards.com 14 February 2002)
"It recognises how things are today with families living far apart, and the ever increasing load a mother has to carry." (Young Minds Magazine, May/June 2002)
"...In the patients' library this book could be extremely useful..." (Family Practice, Vol.19, No. 4, 2002)
"…I would recommend this book to any pregnant woman,…Well done to the author!!…" (Forparentsbyparents.com, 28 March 2003)
"…I would like to end by recommending pages 170-172 to psycho-therapists dealing with depression across the board…and also to those dealing with other mental disorder." (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol.44, No. 6, 2003)
"…a clear and practical book…" (The Sun, 16 September 2003)
"…definitely a book I would recommend for all." (Primary Health Care, September 2003)
“…gets to the heart of the matter…expecting and new mothers are shown how to take a more realistic approach…” (Stress News, April 2004)
