Depression, anxiety & mood

Postpartum depression’s silver lining
— References & further reading

References

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⁴ McCoy, S., et al. 2006. Risk factors for postpartum depression: A retrospective investigation at 4-weeks postnatal and a review of the literature. URL: http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/106/4/193 (accessed 07.08.2008).

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⁷ Maes, M., et al. 2000. Immune activation in the early puerperium is related to postpartum anxiety and depression symptoms. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 25 (2), 121–137. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12175700 (accessed 07.03.2008).

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⁹ Maes, M., et al. 2004. In the puerperium, primiparae exhibit higher levels of anxiety and serum peptidase activity and greater immune responses than multiparae. J. Clin. Psychiatry, 65 (1), 71–76. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14744172 (accessed 07.03.2008).

¹⁰ Freeman, M., et al. 2006. Randomized dose-ranging pilot trial of omega-3 fatty acids for postpartum depression. Acta Psychiatr. Scand., 113, 31–35. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16390366 (accessed 07.18.2008).

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  Hibbeln, J. 2002. Seafood consumption, the DHA content of mothers’ milk and prevalence rates of postpartum depression: A cross-national, ecological analysis. J. Affect. Disord., 69, 15-29. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12103448 (accessed 07.18.2008).

¹¹ Ford, E. 2002. Does exercise reduce inflammation? Physical activity and C-reactive protein among US adults. Epidemiology, 13, 561–568. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12192226 (accessed 07.09.2008).

¹² Bradley, L., et al. 2003. Cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions for pain associated with chronic illnesses. Sem. Pain Mgt., 1 (2), 44–54. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B75KM-4DJ97TD-
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¹³ Tedeschi, El., et al. 2003. Anti-inflammatory actions of St. John’s worth: Inhibition of human inducible nitric-oxide synthase expression by down-regulating signal transducer and activator of transcription-1a(STAT-1a) activation. J. Pharm. Exp. Ther. 307 (1), 254. URL: http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/307/1/254 (accessed 07.09.2008).

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Further reading and listening

• Mommy Mantras: Affirmations and Insights to Keep You from Losing Your Mind, by Bethany E. Casarjian and Diane H. Dillon.
• The New Breastfeeding Diet Plan, by Robert Rountree and Melissa Block
• Baby’s First Year, by the American Academy of Pediatrics
• The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior — Beyond the Basics from Infancy Through Toddlerhood, by Tracy Hogg & Melinda Blau.
• Dunstan Baby Language (DVD)
• The Happiest Baby on the Block (DVD)
• Baby Mozart and other lullaby music.

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