Recommended Readings for Information on Postpartum Depression

It is so valuable to know you are not alone in this experience. These are some resources to help learn more about Postpartum Depression (PPD):

Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety by Linda Sebastien, RN (1998). Addicus Books, Omaha.
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin, MD (1994).
The Postpartum Survival Guide: It Wasn’t Suppose to Be Like This by Ann Dunnewold, Ph.D & Diane Sanford, Ph.D (1994).
Shouldn’t I be Happy? Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women by Shaila Misri, MD (1995). The Free Press, New York.
Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings and Needs after Childbirth, 2nd edition, by Sally Placksin (2000). New Market Press, New York.
When Words are not Enough: The Women’s Prescription for Depression and Anxiety by Dr. Valerie Raskin (1997. Broadway Books, New York) has a discussion on sleep needs and remedies, as well as taking medications while breastfeeding.
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman (2003). Mood Swings Press, San Jose.
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression by Brooke Shields (2005). Hyperion, New York.
The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman (2000). Xlibris Corp.
Behind the Smile. My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression by Marie Osmond (2001). Warren Books, New York.

Compiled by the Olmsted Medical Center's Department of Research, a partner of the AAFP's National Research Network.

American Academy of Family Physicians

Created: 02/06