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Español: Información Depresion Posparto
Postpartum Mood
Disorder Information
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Links (Other Websites)
Visit Jane Honikman's
(PSI's Founder) new
website!
Order the PPD
Awareness Poster!
For Women / Mothers
PSI Free Weekly Phone Forums for Information and Support
Join our free phone sessions, held every Wednesday for all callers and on Mondays for Men. Talk with a PSI PPD expert about resources, symptoms, options and general information about perinatal mood disorders from the privacy of your own phone. No need to pre-register or give your name. These free Sessions are informational only and open to anyone with questions and concerns about themselves, a loved one, friend or family member. Limited to the first 15 callers.
Click Here for link to ABC Public Service Announcement
You need a Google Account to view this video. To see the video, Click on the tab that says “Add to Google” after you go to the link above.
Marce Society 2008 Meeting Report from Jane Honikman
Indepth Report of the 2008 Marce Society meeting from PSI Founder Jane Honikman.
Heartstrings: Messages of Hope
Personal Stories of Hope and Healing
MedEdPPD website
MedEdPPD.org is a Web site developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to provide education about postpartum depression (PPD). This part of the site, Mothers and Others, contains information for women with PPD and their friends and families.
Postpartum Dads Project
The Postpartum Dads Project is an informational and resource website that focuses on the male experience during the Postpartum Period.
Listen to “Childhood Matters” Radio Show: Dads as Postpartum Partners
Listen to host Dr. Will Courtenay and guests as they discuss the signs of depression fathers can look for, and what they can do to help. Guests: David Klinker, of postpartumdads.org, and Lee Safran, MFT.
The Marcé Society
The Marcé Society is an international organization dedicated to the prevention, understanding and treatment of psychiatric illness related to childbearing.
Brief Introduction to Perinatal Mood Disorders
by Helen Jones
Support for New Moms: How to Build Social Support
by Carolyn White, RN, BSN
Postpartum Thyroid Information: Are You Exhausted?
by Laura Cramer
Department of Anthropology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
UCLA Study on Friendship Among Women
by Gale Berkowitz
For Families & Partners
PSI Free Weekly Phone Forums for Information and Support
Join our free phone sessions, held every Wednesday for all callers and on Mondays for Men. Talk with a PSI PPD expert about resources, symptoms, options and general information about perinatal mood disorders from the privacy of your own phone. No need to pre-register or give your name. These free Sessions are informational only and open to anyone with questions and concerns about themselves, a loved one, friend or family member. Limited to the first 15 callers.
Click Here for link to ABC Public Service Announcement
You need a Google Account to view this video. To see the video, Click on the tab that says “Add to Google” after you go to the link above.
Marce Society 2008 Meeting Report from Jane Honikman
Indepth Report of the 2008 Marce Society meeting from PSI Founder Jane Honikman.
MedEdPPD website
MedEdPPD.org is a Web site developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to provide education about postpartum depression (PPD). This part of the site, Mothers and Others, contains information for women with PPD and their friends and families.
Postpartum Dads Project
The Postpartum Dads Project is an informational and resource website that focuses on the male experience during the Postpartum Period.
Listen to “Childhood Matters” Radio Show: Dads as Postpartum Partners
Listen to host Dr. Will Courtenay and guests as they discuss the signs of depression fathers can look for, and what they can do to help. Guests: David Klinker, of postpartumdads.org, and Lee Safran, MFT.
The Marcé Society
The Marcé Society is an international organization dedicated to the prevention, understanding and treatment of psychiatric illness related to childbearing.
For Healthcare Professionals
PSI Free Weekly Phone Forums for Information and Support
Join our free phone sessions, held every Wednesday for all callers and on Mondays for Men. Talk with a PSI PPD expert about resources, symptoms, options and general information about perinatal mood disorders from the privacy of your own phone. No need to pre-register or give your name. These free Sessions are informational only and open to anyone with questions and concerns about themselves, a loved one, friend or family member. Limited to the first 15 callers.
Marce Society 2008 Meeting Report from Jane Honikman
Indepth Report of the 2008 Marce Society meeting from PSI Founder Jane Honikman.
PSI National Training Program: Perinatal Mood Disorders
PSI has developed a nationally recognized unique evidence-based training program for
health providers and social support networks. We have created an expert corps of
experienced trainers and are committed to providing you with the most current research. Click Here to download the Education and Training Brochure
The Marcé Society
The Marcé Society is an international organization dedicated to the prevention, understanding and treatment of psychiatric illness related to childbearing. The goal of the Marcé Society is to promote, facilitate and communicate about research into all aspects of the mental health of women, their infants and partners around the time of childbirth. This involves a broad range of research activities ranging from basic science through to health services research. The Society is multidisciplinary and encourages involvement from all disciplines including: psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses, early childhood specialists. The Society also encourages the involvement of consumer advocacy and self-help groups. The Society holds an international meeting every two years, which is hosted by the President. These are lively meetings with a high quality scientific content that brings together researchers, clinicians and consumers from around the world.
Postpartum Dads Project
The Postpartum Dads Project is an informational and resource website that focuses on the male experience during the Postpartum Period.
Listen to “Childhood Matters” Radio Show: Dads as Postpartum Partners
Listen to host Dr. Will Courtenay and guests as they discuss the signs of depression fathers can look for, and what they can do to help. Guests: David Klinker, of postpartumdads.org, and Lee Safran, MFT.
MedEd PPD
MedEdPPD.org is a professional education, peer-reviewed Web site developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The site has two objectives: first, to further the education of primary care providers (pediatricians, family physicians, obstetricians, psychiatrists, nurses, physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, social workers) who treat women who have or are at risk for postpartum depression (PPD); and second, to provide information for women with PPD and their friends and family members.
PSI Position Statement: Perinatal Mood Disorders, the Legal Arena and
Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Specialists
by Diana Lynn Barnes, Psy.D (President, PSI 2002-2004)
and George Parnham (Defense Counsel, Andrea Yates)
Report on the Potential Effects of Spousal Military Deployment and
Postpartum Depression
by Jessica Banas, PSI Online Coordinator, Online PPD Support Group
October 10, 2007
Empowering PPD Recovery with Dialectical Behavior Therapy
A Model to Support Multi Axial Focused Treatment in Perinatal Mood Disorders
by Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW
In-Depth Article about Postpartum Mood Disorder
by Laurence Kruckman and Susan Smith
Perspectives on Postpartum Depression and the Andrea Yates Trials
by Margaret Spinelli, MD
Putting Prevention into Practice: Closing the Gap Between
What We Know and What We Don’t in Women’s Healthcare
Essay by Jane Honikman, Founding Director of PSI
Postpartum Depression Legislation in the United States: A Brief History
By Sonia Murdock, Postpartum Support International President’s Advisory Board Member
En Español: Depresion Posparto
Apoyo de PSI para las familias hispano parlantes: 1-800-944-4773, #1
1-800-944-4773, seleccione el No. 1
Llame al número de teléfono gratuito para obtener recursos, apoyo e información gratuita.
Déjenos un mensaje y un voluntario le devolverá la llamada.
MedEdPPD Brochure en Español
PDF File
MedEd PPD: Mamás Los Demás
MedEdPPD.org es el sitio de Internet desarrollado bajo el auspicio del Instituto Nacional para la Salud Mental (NIMH, siglas en inglés del National Institute of Mental Health) para educar acerca de la depresión posparto (PPD, siglas en inglés de postpartum depression). En esta sección, Mamás y los demás, contiene información para las mujeres con depresión posparto, sus familiares y amigos.
Trastorno Obsesivo-Compulsivo
Instituto Nacional de la Salud Mental
Maternal and Child Health Library
Para información en español sobre servicios prenatales en tu comunidad, llama al 1-800-504-7081.
Para información en inglés, llama al 1-800-311-BABY o llama a tu Departamento de Salud estatal o local.
Postpartum Mood Disorder Information (Other Languages)
The Depression Prevention Course (Muñoz, 1984)
University of California, San Francisco
Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, English
Downloadable brochures from Here to Help
A great mental health website in BC (Brochures in Spanish, Vietnamese, Farsi, Korean)
Links for Women (Other Websites)
MedEdPPD website
MedEdPPD.org is a Web site developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to provide education about postpartum depression (PPD). This part of the site, Mothers and Others, contains information for women with PPD and their friends and families.
Postpartum Progress
National blog promoting progress in treatment and comfort among sufferers of postpartum mood disorde
Postpartum Dads Project
The Postpartum Dads Project is an informational and resource website that focuses on the male experience during the Postpartum Period.
The Marcé Society
The Marcé Society is an international organization dedicated to the prevention, understanding and treatment of psychiatric illness related to childbearing.
Links for Families & Partners (Other Websites)
MedEdPPD website
MedEdPPD.org is a Web site developed with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to provide education about postpartum depression (PPD). This part of the site, Mothers and Others, contains information for women with PPD and their friends and families.
The Marcé Society
The Marcé Society is an international organization dedicated to the prevention, understanding and treatment of psychiatric illness related to childbearing.