The first few weeks of motherhood can be a time of celebration. But it can also be a time of high vulnerability to mental illness. Among other challenges, the postpartum period can introduce mental ...
Having a newborn is never easy. It’s common for new mothers to struggle with sleepless nights, feeding challenges and babies who never want to be put down. Most mothers make it through, even if ...
Dr. Barbara “Bobbie” Decker is an adult epileptologist at Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, Virginia, whose work focuses on women’s neurology across the reproductive lifespan. This article ...
In recent years, there have been heartbreaking accounts of new mothers harming or killing their children and attempting or completing suicide. In these shocking news stories, experts usually attribute ...
My friend Sara, eight weeks after giving birth, left me a tearful voicemail. I’m a clinical psychologist specializing in postpartum depression and psychosis, but mental health wasn’t Sara’s issue.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Pregnancy is a life-changing experience for most women, radically affecting ...
LOS ANGELES -- Pregnant women have a higher risk of postpartum psychosis if their sisters had the same condition, a Swedish cohort study suggested. The relative recurrence risk of postpartum psychosis ...
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mother accused of stabbing and mutilating her 4-year-old son has stunned the Houston community and left local authorities looking for answers. Jenea Mungia is currently undergoing ...
Postpartum psychosis is a rare experience that occurs when a woman who has recently given birth experiences a psychotic episode. These episodes are characterized by a loss of touch with reality, which ...