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Books and Links
Links
New Zealand websites
International websites
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www.raisingchildren.net.au |
An excellent Australian site with information on all aspects of parenting and children’s development. Has a section on PND. |
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www.beyondblue.org.au |
Australian site on depression with a section on PND |
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www.blackdoginstitute.org.au |
Australian site on depression with a section on PND, anxiety and bipolar Disorder with very good fact sheets |
| 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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www.panda.org.au |
Produced by a self help group in Victoria, Australia with some very good articles. |
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www.marcesociety.com |
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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www.motherisk.org |
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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www.zerotothree.org |
US based site on the Health and development of infants, toddlers and their families. |
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www.mind.org.uk |
UK site with good information on PND with good stories from women |
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www.rcpsych.ac.uk |
Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK site on mental health information |
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www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk |
UK based site |
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, larabishop@uq.net.au
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: institute@nswiop.nsw.edu.au
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: institute@nswiop.nsw.edu.au
Comment: Superb focus on infant communication with fathers
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