{"product_id":"understanding-postpartum-psychosis-a-temporary-madness-9780313353468","title":"Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffering an understanding of postpartum psychosis  this riveting book explains what happens and why during this temporary and dangerous disorder that develops for some women rapidly after childbirth. Most of us are familiar with the baby blues  a passing sadness that strikes 50 to 75 percent of new mothers after delivery. And most of us understand postpartum depression  a sadness post-delivery that lingers for weeks or months for an estimated one in every 10 new mothers. But a more serious form of disorder that strikes up to one in every 500 is postpartum psychosis - triggering severe agitation  confusion  insomnia  hallucinations  delusions  mania  and possible thoughts of suicide or murder. Every year  women in the United States and around the world kill their babies  children  and themselves as a result of this mental illness. Here  author Twomey  an official with Postpartum Support International  gives us insight into the psychological  personal  medical  legal  and historical perspectives on this little-understood mental illness  which is both preventable and treatable.  While most women who suffer postpartum psychosis eventually recover without harming anyone  they most often do so in silence. Paranoia is a common symptom  explains Twomey  and that moves women to hide their symptoms from everyone around them. The woman can hence appear normal  but be putting both herself and her baby at risk. We can prevent and treat this  but we need to recognize it by better screening of women postpartum  says Twomey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652091863093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0313353468","price":66.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780313353468.jpg?v=1781849059","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/understanding-postpartum-psychosis-a-temporary-madness-9780313353468","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}