Postnatal Depression: Facing the Paradox of Loss, Happiness & Motherhood

by Paula Nicholson, Dorothy Rowe, Paula Nicolson

Why do I feel so sad when I am so happy? I must be a bad mother. Having a baby is usually a reason for happiness and celebration. Depression after childbirth causes emotional pain and suffering that lives side by side with the joy. That is the underlying paradox and it is that paradox that frequently leads to sense of bewilderment and guilt. Through the stories of 24 women trying to negotiate their lives as mothers, Paula Nicolson helps women understand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471485276
• ISBN13: 9780471485278
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"