Postpartum Depression Center - Redondo Beach, CA
Redondo Beach Psychiatrist Doctors for Postpartum DepressionType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Redondo Beach * Gelbart & Associates Psychological Services  Gelbart & Associates Psychological Services  Diego F Lerner MD  Michael Fitzpatrick MD  Timothy E Botello MD  Cynthia Renee Bryant MD Inc  Joan MacKenzie MD  Auerbach & Lindberg MDs  Auerbach & Lindberg MDs  Stewart Lovelace MD  Bay Psychiatric Medical Group  Zinaida Furman MD  Bay Psychiatric Medical Group  Alberta Samuelson MD  Harold Ceasar MD  Richard B Palmer MD  Arthur Smukler MD & Linda Smukler MD  Arthur Smukler MD & Linda Smukler MD  John Sealy MD  John R Moeller MD  Ellen Sherman MD  Edwin Caine MD  Ronald Gelfand MD  Peter B Hirsch MD  David S Ruderman MD  Sherry Mendelson MD  Irwin Savodnik MD  Joseph H Rodd MD  Leon Wallace MD  Robert Borodkin MD  Azimuth Mental Health Associates  John N Donlou MD  Richard Merel MD  Richard A Greenberg MD  Loreta Mulokas MD  Gregory Willett MD  Los Angeles County Mental Health  Randall C Hulbert MD  Los Angeles County Mental Health  Susan S Schmidt-Lackner MD  Eram Baig MD  Manuel L St Martin MD  Soroya A Bacchus MD  Westside Regional Center  James A Brust MD  Alireza Pakkar MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Psychiatry  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Psychiatry  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Psychiatry  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Psychiatry  Raymon T Kaplan MD  Allen Pack MD  A R Tweed MD  Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health  West Central Mental Health  West Central Mental Health  Tolwin Psychiatric Medical Group Inc  Norman Shapiro MD  Tolwin Psychiatric Medical Group Inc  Tolwin Psychiatric Medical Group Inc  Jack Barbour MD  George Blair & Jenny Muller MDs  Herman Brooks MD  George Blair & Jenny Muller MDs  Frank Pinder MD  Sheldon H Kardener MD  Richard Sandor MD  Paula Lunt MD  Robin Frasier MD  Laja Ibraheem MD  Ernest H Schreiber MD  DeLuca MD  Raymond J Friedman MD  James High MD  DeLuca MD  Nancy Nowlin-Finch MD  Franklin D Rudnick MD  Los Altos Medical Group  John Deirmenjian MD  Shoshana Gerson MD  Richard Kettler MD  John Raiss MD  William H Rickles MD  Jeffrey Weinberg MD  Thomas Ciesla MD  The Spine Institute  Paul R Fox MD  Timothy J Hayes MD  Christine L Hradesky MD  Sharon Jacobson MD  Drs Julia Lam & Frank Tan  Pamela Perry-Hunter MD  Charles W Portney MD  Benjamin Shapiro MD  Drs Julia Lam & Frank Tan  Edward A Elliott MD  Robert A Shain MD  Samuel Wilson MD  Marshall S Cherkas MD PHD  Allen S Chroman & Frank A Katz MDs Redondo Beach, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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Postpartum DepressionRead the Postpartum Depression article » What is depression?Depression can be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. But true clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended time. Depression can be mild, moderate, or severe. The degree of depression, which your doctor can determine, influences how you are treated.
How common is depression during and after pregnancy?Depression that occurs during pregnancy or within a year after delivery is called perinatal depression. The exact number of women with depression during this time is unknown. But researchers believe that depression is one of the most common complications during and after pregnancy. Often, the depression is not recognized or treated, because some normal pregnancy changes cause similar symptoms and are happening at the same time. Tiredness, problems sleeping, stronger emotional reactions, and changes in body weight may occur during pregnancy and after pregnancy. But these symptoms may also be signs of depression.
What causes depression?There may be a number of reasons why a woman gets depressed. Hormone changes or a stressful life event, such as a death in the family, can cause chemical changes in the brain that lead to depression. Depression is also an illness that runs in some families. Other times, it's not clear what causes depression. During Pregnancy During pregnancy, these factors may increase a woman's chance of depression:
Recommended Reading Related to Postpartum DepressionIntroductionPsychotherapy is often the first form of treatment recommended for depression. Called "therapy" for short, the word psychotherapy actually involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, a person with depression talks to a licensed and trained mental healthcare professional who helps him or her identify and work through the factors that may be causing their depressiondepression. Sometimes these factors work in combination with heredity or chemical imbalances in the brain to trigger depression. Taking care of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of depression is important.
How Does Psychotherapy Help Depression?Psychotherapy helps people with depression:
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