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The Conference to Attend Next Fall for Professionals and Consumers Interested in Postpartum Depression

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on March 18, 2010 - 9:21am

Marcé Society –Deadline for Abstracts is April 1, 2010. Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter to give the Keynote Address!

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Award winning Personal Account of Postpartum Depression now available in Spanish

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on January 23, 2010 - 10:17pm

Sylvia Lasalandra, courageous and philanthropic author, advocate and mother has republished her best-selling book, A Daughter's Touch

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Postpartum Depression: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Meeting with Your Provider

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on January 14, 2010 - 5:12am

Here are some questions I frequently ask clients who come to me for treatment of antepartum (during pregnancy) or postpartum (after delivery) mood disorders.

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Postpartum Depression Therapy: Who Can Help Me and How?

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on January 14, 2010 - 4:34am

A common inquiry I receive from those searching for help for themselves or a loved one struggling with postpartum depression is "Who can help me?", "How do I find a provider?", "What should I look for and expect in therapy for postpartum depression?" Here are the different kinds of mental health professionals who may offer postpartum depression therapy, how you can find them and the approaches that may be used.

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PPD Legislation: Katherine Stone's Support Letter Among Time Magazine's "Letters of the Year"

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on January 11, 2010 - 7:42am

In case you missed it, Time Magazine has made some modest amends for the biased article that appeared last year regarding The Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act by selecting Katherine Stone's brilliant letter to be included among its letters of the year! (December 28, 2009 issue).

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The MOTHERS Act, The Mikulski Amendment, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Healthcare Reform

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on January 7, 2010 - 5:35am

Judging from the emails I've received today, some clarification would be helpful in understanding who's on first, who's at bat and when we may finally see our home run for America's mothers and infant

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The MOTHERS Act Passes Senate Version of Health Care Reform Legislation

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on January 5, 2010 - 12:32pm

We are ever closer to our goal of better understanding and protecting America’s mothers from postpartum related mood disorders thanks to the incredible focus of U.S.

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Perinatal and Postpartum Depression: Emotional Complications During and After Pregnancy

Written by Rheyanne Weaver on December 7, 2009 - 4:19pm

Pregnant women or those who are trying to become pregnant are encouraged to think of the positive aspects of pregnancy, like the fact that they will soon have a baby. However, there are the obvious negative aspects, like morning sickness, birth complications and getting bigger. One negative aspect that tends not to be discussed as much is the possibility of postpartum and perinatal depression.

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Postpartum Depression Screenings proposed by Senator Barbara Mikulski for Healthcare Reform Bill

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on December 1, 2009 - 7:22pm

Today on Capitol Hill Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) made an empassioned plea to add health screenings including those for postpartum depression to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that

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Brooke Shields, Audrey Gruss and The Hope for Depression Research Foundation

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on November 19, 2009 - 5:17am

There will undoubtedly be news stories over the next few weeks focusing on Brooke Shield’s appearance at The Hope for Depression Research Foundation luncheon which took place this week in Manhattan.

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