Postpartum depression hurts mom and the entire family. Some epidemiologic studies have revealed that postpartum depression can have the following negative consequences: increases the chance of alcohol and illicit drug use in teenaged mothers adversely affects temperament and cognitive development in the infant increase the negative interactions with their toddlers and preschoolers There are other […]
Bad Relationships as a Repetition of the Familiar
Our relationship with our parents, particularly the opposite sex parent, significantly influences how we choose our companions. It’s commonly said that women marry their fathers and men marry their mothers. There is a lot of truth to this. When a person has a bad experience with their parent such as emotional absence or constant criticism, […]
Postpartum Depression – Who Gets it?
Postpartum depression is defined as depression that develops within the first four weeks after childbirth and occurs in about 10% of women. Postpartum depression statistics have shown the following risk factors: a history of a mood disorder unwanted pregnancy unemployment of the mother lack of breast-feeding the mother as head of the household (source: Journal […]
Adult ADHD Leads to More Divorces?
I saw an advertisement in one of the psychiatry news journals with the capture line “Broken Promises.” It was an advertisement for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) medication. The ad went on to state “Adults with ADHD were nearly 2x more likely to have been divorced.” That got my attention. Of course, I wanted to […]
Everything’s Great, Why am I Depressed?
I can’t tell you how many times I hear this. I see people at the top of their game. They have everything they want, work is going well, family in place, finances established, yet they’re depressed. How can this be? It’s simple. You don’t need a “reason” to be depressed. Depression is a biological process/disorder […]
Most Women Aren’t Sleeping
A recent article in the Psychiatric News periodical discusses a survey that reveals a large number of women in the United States are sleep deprived. There’s a quote saying “Americal women struggle to do it all…” The women in the poll said they lacked the time to meet all of their obligations in addition to […]