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Short Answers to Hard Questions About Postpartum Depression

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This is an excellent short article that answers questions regarding maternal mental health and, more specifically, postpartum depression.   The article is useful in teaching in that it provides specifics regarding the condition, epidemiology, screening, and treatment.   It can be useful in the abnormal/psychopathology and development chapters of the textbook.

SOURCE

New York Times, January 26, 2016, by Pam Bulluck

LINK TO RESOURCE

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/26/health/what-is-postpartum-depression-test.html?ref=health

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CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

•What comprises the concept of “maternal mental health?”
•What is postpartum depression?
•Provide the students with an understanding of the term “epidemiology” and then apply it to this article.
•Is there a related condition (similar to postpartum depression) in men?   (See the April 18, 2016 Psychology update for the reference to the article)