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Recent Mental Health Blog | Post-Partum Depression (See Also Baby Blog) Posts

Post-birth Weight Loss and its Psychological Impact

by Beth McHugh

28 Jun 2009 08:56 PM

I read an interesting article recently about new mothers and their struggle to regain their figures after childbirth. Actually, it was more sad than interesting.

Postpartum psychosis: What is it?

by Beth McHugh

25 Oct 2006 01:14 AM

Postpartum psychosis is the most severe of the three postnatal conditions as outlined in Postpartum depression: What are the symptoms? It affects roughly one in 500 new mothers and generally manifests within the first fortnight after giving birth.

Postpartum depression: Effects on the marriage

by Beth McHugh

10 Oct 2006 03:12 PM

Postpartum depression can be one of the significant factors involved in marital friction and divorce. Despite the prevalence of the condition, women are reluctant to talk about the effect it has on their marriage.

Postpartum depression: Effects on relationships (3)

by Beth McHugh

07 Oct 2006 07:37 PM

In this blog, we continue with looking at how postpartum depression affects the mother, her partner and family and friends as discussed in Postpartum depression: Effects on relationships (1) an...

Postpartum depression: Effects on relationships (2)

by Beth McHugh

05 Oct 2006 11:26 PM

In Postpartum depression: Effects on relationships (1), we looked at this disturbing condition from the mother's point of view, explaining that the lack of interest in the newborn and the inability to adequately care for the new baby is simply the effect of the illness,...

Postpartum depression: Effects on relationships (1)

by Beth McHugh

04 Oct 2006 04:44 PM

Postpartum depression affects roughly one in 8 women and is much more than a feeling of unhappiness or sadness. It is a real illness, is beyond the mother's control, and requires medical intervention.

Postpartum depression: What are the symptoms?

by Beth McHugh

02 Oct 2006 03:30 PM

The birth of a baby is both a happy and a stressful time for a woman. Months of anticipation are over, the infant has arrived and is healthy, and both sets of grandparents are beaming. But you're not.

Fathers and postnatal depression

by Beth McHugh

19 Aug 2006 04:55 PM

A new study from the University of Melbourne in Australia has revealed a vital link between postnatal depression in new mothers and the behaviors of the baby's father.



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Beth McHugh says...

"Hi inpain for them, as the children are quite old and able to understand adult concepts, you may wish to consider having family therapy."

In Dealing with a Narcissistic Mother


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