Understanding Your Moods When You're Expecting - Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness Before, During, and After

Informationen zum Autor LUCY J. PURYEAR, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist specializing in women’s reproductive mental health. She has been director of the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic at the Baylor College of Medicine, and was expert witness for the defense in the trial of Andrea Yates. She lives in Houston, Texas. Klappentext From a nationally recognized medical expert, a book as essential to a woman's emotional health during pregnancy as What to Expect When You're Expecting is to her physical health Having a baby presents unique challenges for mothers both physically and psychologically, yet the mental health aspect of maternity is rarely given its due. As an advocate for women's reproductive health, Dr. Lucy J. Puryear is changing that. In this informative, reassuring book, Dr. Puryear examines the emotional health issues associated with pregnancy and postpartum, providing an indispensable resource for expectant parents and for those who wish to become pregnant.

About the author

LUCY J. PURYEAR, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist specializing in women’s reproductive mental health. She has been director of the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic at the Baylor College of Medicine, and was expert witness for the defense in the trial of Andrea Yates. She lives in Houston, Texas.

Summary

From a nationally recognized medical expert, a book as essential to a woman’s emotional health during pregnancy as What to Expect When You’re Expecting is to her physical health

Having a baby presents unique challenges for mothers both physically and psychologically, yet the mental health aspect of maternity is rarely given its due. As an advocate for women's reproductive health, Dr. Lucy J. Puryear is changing that. In this informative, reassuring book, Dr. Puryear examines the emotional health issues associated with pregnancy and postpartum, providing an indispensable resource for expectant parents and for those who wish to become pregnant.

Product details

• Authors: Lucy Puryear, Lucy J Puryear, Lucy J. Puryear
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2008
• EAN: 9780547053622
• ISBN: 978-0-547-05362-2
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Women’s health, Medical profession, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice and issues, Memory improvement and thinking techniques, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / Motherhood, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Happiness, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Memory Improvement, SELF-HELP: Motivational & Inspirational, HEALTH & FITNESS: Women's Health, SELF-HELP: Aging, MEDICAL: Gynecology & Obstetrics, HEALTH & FITNESS: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Physicians, Coping with / advice about mental health issues, Subject matter intended specifically for women and/or girls, Coping with / advice about ageing