“Shoshana and Pec have designed an easy-to-use format for all practitioners who work with childbearing women. While the topic is extremely complex, their book provides the most essential information in a concise manner. This is a long overdue contribution to the field of maternal mental health. Thank you Shoshana and Pec!”
Description
Beyond the Blues: 2024 Edition - Essential Resources for New Parents and Professionals
This 2024 edition of Beyond the Blues contains the most current pregnancy and postpartum resources for the prevention and treatment of mental health challenges for all new parents. Updated information and research about medications, as well as complementary and alternative options, are included. Direct and compassionate, it is required reading for those suffering before or after the baby is born and for all professionals working with them.
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About the author(s)
Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D. ("Dr. Shosh") from the popular DrShosh.com Radio Show is the author of "Pregnant on Prozac", "Postpartum Depression For Dummies", and co-author of "Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety". She is also the creator of the new mobile app PPD Gone. Her newest book, "Children of the Depressed", will be released in June of this year. National TV shows including "20/20," "Discovery Channel," "The Doctors" and "The Ricki Lake Show" feature Dr. Shosh as the pregnancy and postpartum mood expert and news stations such as CNN consult her. Several publications including the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News have written articles on Dr. Shosh's work. She's interviewed regularly on national radio and has been quoted in dozens of newspapers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, WebMD, Boston Globe, Fit Pregnancy, Glamour, Parenting, Psychology Today, New York Post, Self, Cosmopolitan, and the Chicago Tribune. Dr. Shosh is a pioneer in the field. She is a survivor of two life-threatening postpartum depressions. She founded Postpartum Assistance for Mothers in 1987, and is a former president of Postpartum Support International. Dr. Shosh helped develop the official Postpartum Support International training curriculum for professionals which is now considered the gold standard in the field. She has helped over 19,000 women worldwide through individual consultations, support groups and wellness seminars. As a noted guest lecturer and keynote speaker, she travels throughout the US and abroad, training medical and mental health professionals to assess and treat postpartum depression and related mood and anxiety disorders. She earned three teaching credentials, two masters degrees, a Ph.D. and is licensed as a clinical psychologist.
Reviews
“In Beyond the Blues, Bennett and Indman offer a compact yet surprisingly comprehensive manual on prenatal and postpartum depression. Readable and practical, they systematically address screening and assessment, finding a therapist, myths about nursing and bonding, and treatment. Interesting and helpful are suggestions for family and friends. For health professionals, there is detailed diagnostic and treatment information. Beyond the Blues is a quick read with an easy-to-handle format. Recommended for consumer health and health sciences collections.”
“As a nonprofit advocate and leader, my go-to book about maternal mental health disorders is Beyond the Blues. We promote the book through our work with hospitals, insurers, clinicians and advocates. Our followers find the book is a page turner and provides just the right amount of information about maternal mental health disorders.”
“I love this book! It is easy to read and use as an informative reference for all aspects of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I recommend this book to all the OB care provider offices in my hospital system. It’s an excellent book for my clients and required reading for providers I train. Thanks to Pec and Shoshana for the recent updates which make this great book even better.”
“Refreshingly easy to read and understand. Informative, concise and truly user friendly. A valuable tool for clinicians and consumers alike.”
“Succinct yet informative, a useful guide for the busy practitioner or overwhelmed mother.”
“I lost my wife, Kristin Brooks Rossell, to suicide following afour-month battle with postpartum psychosis. All the things one should not do in the treatment of this deadly disease were done to Kristin. Beyond the Blues is a step-by-step guide that would have saved her life. Beyond the Blues is not long, yet its
content is comprehensive and well written. I cried reading each page, knowing at each turn how this information could have been used to save Kristin, myself, and our families the pain and
needless suffering we experienced.”
“An indispensable guide to understanding and treating prenatal and postpartum depression. This book is a gift not only to healthcare providers but also to family and friends of mothers suffering from these devastating perinatal mood disorders.”
“After reading Beyond the Blues, I immediately ordered several copies and shared them with colleagues. It is a wonderful resource, easy to read and full of practical wisdom. I’ve worked with postpartum families for many years and learned a great deal reading this book.”
“As a psychotherapist treating postpartum women, I have referred to the information in this book over and over. Drs. Indman and Bennett are two reliable sources who have checked all their facts while intelligently turning this very complex topic into something so clear and understandable.”
“Beyond the Blues by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman is a very insightful, concise, informative manual that should be in the hands of all providers and new mothers dealing with postpartum depression. It is a fantastic book containing all the necessary questions and answers.”
“This valuable treatment manual should be in the pocket of every practitioner who works with women. It is well researched and indexed for quick and easy reference by healthcare providers as well as clients and their families. As a registered nurse and lactation consultant, I have found it invaluable in assisting new mothers to comfortably achieve the breastfeeding experience they want with their babies. Thanks for dispelling so many of the old myths!”