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09.22.08 Today we finish up last week’s post with Pec by looking at signs and symptoms of various mental health conditions that can occur during the postpartum period. As always, discuss any concerns you may have with your caregiver. How do I know if I have postpartum depression or anxiety? Symptoms can vary from woman to woman.

This is an excellent article from the Houston Chronicle on what the mental health community in Houston is doing to train more healthcare professionals to recognize and treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Thanks to Stacey Glaesmann for sending this!

This is an excellent article from the Houston Chronicle on what the mental health community in Houston is doing to train more healthcare professionals to recognize and treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Thanks to Stacey Glaesmann for sending this!

Postpartum Progress has been rocking for four years now, and we have lots and lots of new readers and Warrior Moms, so I thought now would be a good time to give a refresher course on how to use this blog.

Postpartum Progress has been rocking for four years now, and we have lots and lots of new readers and Warrior Moms, so I thought now would be a good time to give a refresher course on how to use this blog.

Here's a roundup of what's going on out there in the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders this week ... Cate at 18 Years and Counting is suffering from postpartum depression and anxiety and needs a Warrior Moms Virtual Hug. Here's a post she just wrote about her obsessions and fears.

Here's a roundup of what's going on out there in the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders this week ... Cate at 18 Years and Counting is suffering from postpartum depression and anxiety and needs a Warrior Moms Virtual Hug. Here's a post she just wrote about her obsessions and fears.

Here's a roundup of what's going on out there in the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders this week ... Cate at 18 Years and Counting is suffering from postpartum depression and anxiety and needs a Warrior Moms Virtual Hug. Here's a post she just wrote about her obsessions and fears.

The most recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes the presentation of a case from the Center for Women’s Mental Health of a woman with bipolar disorder who developed postpartum psychosis after the birth of her child.

I want to highlight an interesting comment on Postpartum Progress this weekend from a reader responding to a news story I posted a while back about a woman in Iowa who killed her baby and then herself: "How can these stories not cripple and terrify the many women on this site currently experiencing perinatal mood disorders? This is probably the most difficult part of the illness ...