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Postpartum depression : a comprehensive approach for nurses / Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett with Glenda Kaufman Kantor.

Title: Postpartum depression : a comprehensive approach for nurses / Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett with Glenda Kaufman Kantor.
Author: Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen A.
Publication: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1993], ©1993.

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Additional Authors

Kantor, Glenda Kaufman.

Description

xiv, 154 pages; 22 cm.

Series Statement

Clinical nursing research

Uniform Title

Clinical nursing research series.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Nurses Instruction.

Bibliography (note)

Contents

1. An Overview of Postpartum Depression. The Three Faces of Postpartum Depression. Infanticide and Suicide. Suggestions for Nurses -- 2. Physiological Factors. Hormones and Depression: The Raging Controversy. Postpartum Pain and Depression. The Role of Fatigue in Depression and Psychosis. Suggestions for Nurses -- 3. Negative Birth Experiences. Characteristics of Traumatic Births. Cesarean Sections: Do They Always Cause Psychological Trauma? Processing of Traumatic Events. Suggestions for Nurses -- 4. Psychosocial Influences. Psychological Influences. Social Influences. Suggestions for Nurses -- 5. Infant Characteristics. Infant Temperament. At-Risk Infants: The Effects on Mothers of Infant Prematurity, Illness, and Disability. Suggestions for Nurses -- 6. The Multiple Causes of Postpartum Illness: One Woman's Story. Background. The Birth Experience. The Postpartum Period. The Hospital Diary. The Psychiatric Evaluation. Analysis. The Road to Recovery -- 7. Final Comments and Suggestions.
Appendix: Locating Resources Within Your Community.

ISBN

LCCN

92048669

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries