Postpartum Depression Articles

Medication for Postpartum Depression – Bad for Mother and Baby?

Thanks to aggressive pharmaceutical companies and their marketing companies, is it any coincidence that we have “increasing numbers” of new mothers being diagnosed with Post Partum Depression (PPD) with surprisingly little attention being paid to the negative effects...

Post Partum Depression—Chemical Imbalance or Natural Event?

“There is no blood or other biological test to ascertain the presence or absence of a mental illness, as there is for most bodily diseases.” – Dr. Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry or New York Health Science Center We have all heard a lot in the media recently...

Identifying Post Partum Depression

The weeks and months after a baby is born can be very difficult for the mother. Significant changes in hormone levels, sleep patterns and nutrition all impact our emotions, energy levels and abilities to concentrate. While it is normal for any new mother to have a...

Diagnosing Postpartum Depression for Profit

Back in the 1960’s part of the battle women fought was to have their uniqueness recognized and to stop the trend of being diagnosed with a case of female hysteria or hypochondria. Now, with the pharmaceutical companies flexing their muscles in the way health policies...