Understanding postpartum psychosis a temporary madness

Offering an understanding of postpartum psychosis, this riveting book explains what happens and why during this temporary and dangerous disorder that develops for some women rapidly after childbirth. Most of us are familiar with the baby blues, a passing sadness that strikes 50 to 75 percent of new...

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Autor principal: Twomey, Teresa M., 1965- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Offering an understanding of postpartum psychosis, this riveting book explains what happens and why during this temporary and dangerous disorder that develops for some women rapidly after childbirth. Most of us are familiar with the baby blues, a passing sadness that strikes 50 to 75 percent of new mothers after delivery. And most of us understand postpartum depression, a sadness post-delivery that lingers for weeks or months for an estimated one in every 10 new mothers. But a more serious form of disorder that strikes up to one in every 500 is postpartum psychosis - triggering severe agitatio.
Descripción Física:xxii, 173 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [155]-158) e índice.
ISBN:9780313353475