ANTIDEPRESSANTS
In regards to the situation that occurred with Kristen's friend with the PPD-
through personal experience with a family member its been a real education in
the world of psychcology. The docter is basically there for making the
diagnosis and deciding on the form of treatment. They do not do the
counseling or therapy sessions. The primary care docter refers the patient
based on each case to a stress center, outpatient counseling facility,
therapist, or a psychologist who is trained in doing counseling and basically
does the " real work" and sees the patient on an as needed basis and then if
medications are not working they contact the primary docter or at that point
maybe even the psych. Dr. There has been a lot more occurrences of PPD that
docters finally accept this is real and " not in her head". Thank goodness
they are listening and helping the mothers of today. If a woman has had a
history of a previous pregnancy that PPD developed that should be a red flag
to the docter that delivered the mom or the nurse for a followup call or
visit to make sure mom is doing ok or reviewing the signs with mom so she has
a number to call if she realizes or even suspects she is getting into
trouble. Most hospitals with an infant loss have a bearevment program where
there is contact with the mother to make sure she is doing ok and support
groups are also great for this. Hope this helps.
This is a subject very close to my heart.
BShaferRn soon to be IBCLC
(taking the exam on the 30th)

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