Therapy and the Postpartum Woman: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression for Clinicians and the Women Who Seek their Help

by Karen Kleiman

This book provides 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

360 pages, Hardcover

First published July 24, 2008

About the author

Karen Kleiman is well known as an international expert on postpartum depression. Her work has been featured on the Internet and within the mental health community for decades. In 1988, Karen founded The Postpartum Stress Center, LLC, a treatment and training facility for prenatal and postpartum depression/anxiety disorders where she treats individuals and couples experiencing perinatal mood & anxiety disorders.

Karen has been interviewed for, featured in, and reviewed by local and national TV, magazines, radio shows and health websites. Her national television appearances include Inside Edition, The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw and The Katie Couric Show. A few popular magazines that have featured her work or interviewed her include: Self Magazine, Fit Pregnancy, Parenting, Working Mother, Star, and Mothering Magazine. Karen is featured as an expert on PsychologyToday.com as a “Best Voice in Psychology” as author of her blog, “This Isn’t What I Expected: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression”.

Reviews

[Marinna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is essential reading for any maternal mental health specialist. I would highly recommend this. The chapters are easily digestible in length and outline such important aspects of helping women in the perinatal period. Karen Kleiman is just my favorite. I enjoy that she provides insight to both her own personal experiences and her experiences with clients. She also cites wonderfully resources to draw from for further reading.

[Kristin B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is written from a clinician who has not only done her research but has worked with countless of individuals struggling through PPD. If you are a clinician specializing in PPD or work with client's that present with PPD, this book is a must have in your library!

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, as all of Kleiman's books are. A must read for any clinician practicing therapy with postpartum women.