Therapy and the Postpartum Woman
Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression for Clinicians and the Women Who Seek their Help
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Family Therapy, Psychotherapy, Mental Health
| Author: | Karen Kleiman | ISBN: | 9781135856328 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 24, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karen Kleiman |
| ISBN: | 9781135856328 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 24, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This bookprovides a comprehensive look at effective therapy for postpartum depression. Using a blend of professional objectivity, evidence-based research, and personal, straight-forward suggestions gathered from years of experience, this book brings the reader into the private world of therapy with the postpartum woman. Based on Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioral theories, and on D.W. Winnicott's "good-enough mother" and the "holding environment" in particular, the book is written by a therapist who has specialized in the treatment of postpartum depression for over 20 years. Therapy and the Postpartum Woman will serve as a companion tool for clinicians and the women they treat.
This bookprovides a comprehensive look at effective therapy for postpartum depression. Using a blend of professional objectivity, evidence-based research, and personal, straight-forward suggestions gathered from years of experience, this book brings the reader into the private world of therapy with the postpartum woman. Based on Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioral theories, and on D.W. Winnicott's "good-enough mother" and the "holding environment" in particular, the book is written by a therapist who has specialized in the treatment of postpartum depression for over 20 years. Therapy and the Postpartum Woman will serve as a companion tool for clinicians and the women they treat.
