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Books and LinksLinks
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| Depression website, part of Mental Health Foundation | |
| www.depression.org.nz | Depression website with John Kirwan |
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Mental Health Foundation website |
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Ruth DeSouza’s site,especially strong on ethnicity issues. |
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Good sections on mental health |
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Health information for New Zealanders. Only small section on PND |
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Regional based health & social service organisations |
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Auckland based postnatal psychosis support group |
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| www.matatini.co.nz | Maori mental health website |
| www.psychiatry.net.nz |
Summary of articles in psychiatric journals |
| www.pnd.org.nz | Wellington based support group, excellent articles |
| www.supportingfamiliesnz.org.nz | Supporting families in Mental Illness, regional supports |
| www.postnataldistress.org.nz | Auckland based support website and groups |
| www.tabs.org.nz | Trauma and birth stress-PTSD after childbirth |
| Listings of support groups in NZ | |
| www.naturalwinding.co.nz | Help parents prevent and remedy digestive issues for newborns, Canterbury regional support |
International websites
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An excellent Australian site with information on all aspects of parenting and children’s development. Has a section on PND. |
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Australian site on depression with a section on PND |
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Australian site on depression with a section on PND, anxiety and bipolar Disorder with very good fact sheets |
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| www.DepNet.com.au | Australian site with general information about depression |
| www.moodgym.anu.edu.au | Personal CBT program, need to be motivated to follow it through |
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Produced by a self help group in Victoria, Australia with some very good articles. |
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The Marcé Society is an international society for the understanding, prevention and treatment of Mental illness related to child bearing There is an Australasian branch. |
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A Canadian site with information about the safety or risks of drugs, medications, chemicals and disease on pregnancy and during breastfeeding |
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US based site on the Health and development of infants, toddlers and their families. |
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UK site with good information on PND with good stories from women |
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Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK site on mental health information |
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UK based site |
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US based site providing comprehensive overview of bipolar disorder for individuals and/or their loved ones. |
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A US support group/network for men whose wives or partners are suffering from post natal depression. |
Books
There are a large number of books available on PND, anxiety and related conditions. These are some of the books that we have found useful.
Mother’s mental health
| Title: | Overcoming Postpartum Depression & Anxiety |
| Author: | Linda Sebastian |
| Publisher: | Addicus Books, 2003 |
| Comments: | Comprehensive guide, easy to read |
| Title: | Postnatal Depression, families in turmoil |
| Author: | Lara Bishop |
| Publisher: | Halstead Press, 1999 |
| Comments: | For copies, email, [email protected] Discuses her own experience with PND with advice and treatments |
| Title: | Down Came the Rain: My Journey through Postnatal Depression. |
| Author: | Brooke Shields |
| Publisher: | Hyperion, 2005 |
| Comments: | Brooke Shields shares her difficult journey with PND, her great despair and suicidal thoughts. Helps with awareness of PND |
| Title: | The Darkest Days of my Life: Stories of Postpartum Depression |
| Author: | Natasha Mauthner |
| Publisher: | Harvard Press, 2002 |
| Comments: | A collection of stories of women’s experiences with motherhood and PND |
| Title: | Motherhood; Making It Work for You |
| Author: | Jo Lamble and Sue Morris |
| Publisher: | Finch Publishing, 2003 |
| Comments: | Help for women during motherhood |
| Title: | Sharing the Load: How to help and support someone who is depressed |
| Author: | Gwendoline Smith |
| Publisher: | Random House, 2000 |
| Comments: | Good chapters on supporting someone with PND, and on fathers. |
| Title: | Finding Hope: A journey through postnatal depression |
| Author: | Louise Frame |
| Publisher: | Be Innovative Ltd, 2007, NZ |
| Comments: | Excellent story about Louise’s postnatal depression, NZ based |
Depression, suitable for fathers and family
| Title: | Living with a Black Dog; His name is Depression |
| Author: | Matthew Johnstone |
| Publisher: | Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2006 |
| Comments: | Great pictures which capture depression, funny yet informative. Suitable for older children as well as adults. |
For medical professionals:
| Title: | Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy. |
| Author: | Kimberley A Yonkers and Bertis B Little |
| Publisher: | Arnold Publishers, 2001 |
| Title: | Depression in New Mothers- Causes, Consequences and Treatment Alternatives |
| Author: | Kathleen Kendall-Tackett |
| Publisher: | Howarth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 2005 |
| Title: | Motherhood and Mental Health |
| Author: | Ian Brockingworth |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, 1996 |
| Title: | Postpartum Mood Disorders |
| Author: | Laura J Miller |
| Publisher: | American Psychiatric Press, 1998 |
Books on parenting
| Title: | The Social Baby: Understanding Babies’ Communication from Birth |
| Author: | Lynne Murray and Liz Andrews |
| Publisher: | CP Publishing, 2005 |
| Comments: | Great illustrations about the development of communication in babies |
| Title: | The Science of Parenting |
| Author: | Margot Sunderland |
| Publisher: | DK Inc, 2006 |
| Comments: | Easy to read, based on scientific studies with great photographs |
| Title: | Touchpoints: Your Child’s Emotional and Behavioural Development. |
| Author: | T Berry Brazelton |
| Publisher: | Doubleday, 1993 |
| Comments: | Good family friendly guide looking at children’s development |
| Title: | The Birth of a Mother: How the Motherhood Experience Changes You Forever |
| Author: | Daniel Stern, Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern and Alison Freeland |
| Publisher: | Basic Books, 1998 |
| Comments: | Offers valuable insight into how a woman changes, psychologically both before and after the birth of a baby |
DVDs and Tapes
Title: Getting to Know You
Available as video or DVD
Made by:
Infant Mental Health Staff
New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry,
Locked Bag 7118,
Parramatta BC NSW 2150
Australia
Email: [email protected]
Comment: Lovely 17 minute video, on early infant communication
Title: Hello Dad
Available as video or DVD
Made by:
Infant Mental Health Staff
New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry,
Locked Bag 7118,
Parramatta BC NSW 2150
Australia
Email: [email protected]
Comment: Superb focus on infant communication with fathers
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