10.12.2007

Dear to My Heart


PSI: Blog Day for the Mothers Act


Potential good news for new moms: the MOTHERS Act will finally make it mandatory for new moms to be screened for postpartum mood disorders and given access to treatment! If you care about this issue, learn more by clicking on the button above!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

How exactly do you screen for that and tell the difference between "normal" depression or PPD?

StaceyG said...

There are screening tools we use - simple 10 question forms. PPD is really the same as "normal" depression, except that it first appears right after the birth of a baby. Husbands and adoptive parents can get PPD, too!

Anonymous said...

What is the proper terminology when I receive property tax statements this year from two counties.

I don't have a kid. What's with this "school tax?"

Anonymous said...

Why would a husband consider faltering feelings as a physical result of another human being's experience? I think that's a reach Ace.

lattégirl said...

This is good news for the parents who've had PPD and not known what the heck was wrong with them.

StaceyG said...

Having a kid is a HUGE change in both parents' life. Husbands can get depressed for many reasons.