1. Postpartum Depression Pictures
2. Understanding Depression Slideshow
3. Depression Tips Slideshow Pictures

Medical Author:

Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD

Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD

Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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In this Article

• Postpartum depression facts
• What is postpartum depression? Are there different types of postpartum depression?
• What are causes and risk factors for postpartum depression?
• What are postpartum depression symptoms and signs?
• How is postpartum depression diagnosed?
• What are the treatments for postpartum depression?
• What is the prognosis of postpartum depression?
• Can postpartum depression be prevented?
• Where can people get more information about postpartum depression?
• Where can people get support for postpartum depression?
• What research is being done on postpartum depression?
• Pictures of Postpartum Depression - Slideshow
• Pictures of Understanding Depression - Slideshow
• Pictures Depression Tips - Slideshow
• Find a local Psychiatrist in your town
• Postpartum Depression Index

Baby Blues Connection
http://www.babybluesconnection.org
Toll free: 866-616-3752

Mother to Mother
http://www.mothertomothersupport.org
877-644-7001

Online Postpartum Depression Support Group
http://www.ppdsupportpage.com

Postpartum Couples
http://www.postpartumcouples.com

Postpartum Dads
Email: info@postpartumdads.org

Postpartum Education for Parents
PO Box 261
Santa Barbara, CA 93116
Email: pepboard@sbpep.org
PEP Warmline: 805-564-3888
Our free 24-hour service provides confidential one-on-one support from trained volunteers who are parents just like you.

Postpartum Stress Center
http://www.postpartumstress.com

Postpartum Support International
Email: psioffice@postpartum.net
503-894-9453

The current research on postpartum depression includes an increased focus on this condition in men, as well as potential natural remedies based on surges in certain brain chemicals associated with the postpartum period.

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