Medical and Clinical Psychiatric Resources

General Women’s Health:

Psychological Aspects of Women’s Health Care: Second Edition, N. Stotland and D. Stewart, Am Psych Press

8 Signs You Should See A Therapist, Huffington Post

Depression and Anxiety:

When Words Are Not Enough: The Women’s Prescription for Depression and Anxiety, V. Raskin, Broadway Books
 
Listening to Prozac, P. Kramer, Viking Press
 
A Deeper Shade of Blue: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years, R. Nonacs, Simon and Schuster

Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know about Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health, D. Sichel, M.D., & J.W. Driscoll, M.D., R.N., C.S, New York: Quill.

Depression During and After Pregnancy - National Women's Health Information Center

Fertility:

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement and Reproductive Health, T. WeschlerParenting
 
Psychiatric Aspects of Reproductive Technology, N. Stotland, Am Psych Press

A Child After 40
A website for women on the journey of later motherhood.

Shine Chicago
A website that sheds light on pregnancy struggles through experience, passion and education.

Pregnancy:

Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide on How Two Prepare for a Healthy Conception, A. Ogle and L. Mazzullo, Ballantine Books
 
Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy, K. Yonkers and B. Little, Arnold Press
 
Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and the Postpartum, L.Cohen and R. Nonacs, Am Psych Press
 
Pregnant on Prozac: The Essential Guide to Making the Best Decision for You and Your Baby, SS Bennet,
GPP Life
 
Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and Treatment Guide for the Health Care Practitioner, S.D. Stone and A.E. Menken, Springer Pub Co

You Can Get Pregnant Over 40, Naturally, Sandy Robertson

Postpartum Adjustment:

This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression, K. Kleinman and V. Raskin
 
Postpartum Mood Disorders, L. Miller, Am Psych Press
 
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, SS Bennet, P. Indman, Moodswings Press

Down Came the Rain: My Journey through Postpartum Depression, B. Shields

Meditations for New Mothers, B.W. Saavedrai

Perinatal Loss:

(Includes Prenatal Diagnosis/Pregnancy Termination, Ectopic/Molar Pregnancies, Blighted Ovum, Miscarriage, Stillbirth/Term Loss, and Neonatal Demise)

A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal, M. Minnick and K. Delp, Centering Corporation

Difficult Decisions, Centering Corporation

Abortion: Facts and Feelings: A Handbook for Women and the People Who Care About Them,  N. Stotland, Am Psych Press

Unspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, and other Pregnancy Loss,  K. Kluger-Bell

Unsupported Losses: Ectopic Pregnancy, Molar Pregnancy, and Blighted Ovum,  S. Ilse

When A Baby Dies,  I. Leon, Yale University Press

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart,  D. Davis, Centering Corporation

Help, Comfort and Hope After Losing Your Baby During Pregnancy or The First Year, H. Lothrop

Parenting:

Mothering Without a Map: The Search for the Good Mother Within,  K. Black
 
Motherless Daughters: The Legancy of Loss,  H. Edelman
 
Motherless Mothers: How Mother-Loss Shapes the Parents We Become,  H. Edelman
 
Your Child: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Developments from Birth through Preadolescence,  AACAP and D. Pruitt, Harper Paperbacks
 
Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Early Adolescence through the Teen Years,  AACAP and D. Pruitt, Harper Paperbacks
 
Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box: Cut Yourself Some Slack (and Still Raise Great Kids) in the Age of Extreme Parenting,  A. Dunnewold, Ph.D, HCI
 
The Journey to Parenthood, Diana Lynn Barnes and Leigh G. Balber

Resources for Fathers:

What Am I Thinking? Having a Baby After PPD, K. Kleinman

Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum, K. Kleinman

Menopause:

A Clinician’s Guide to Menopause,  D. Stewart and G. Robinson, Health Press International

 

ONLINE RESOURCES:

National Institute of Mental Health 

American Psychiatric Association

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Postpartum Support International

Postpartum Depression Foundation

American Psychological Association - What is postpartum depression & anxiety?

North American Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Academy for Eating Disorders

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center

Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)
OTIS, the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, is a non-profit organization made up of individual services (TIS) throughout North America. We are dedicated to providing accurate evidence-based, clinical information to patients and health care professionals about exposures during pregnancy and lactation.

Centering Corporation
The Centering Corporation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and resources for the bereaved.

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