Thanks, Houston Chronicle
In the years since Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bathtub as a result of postpartum depression and mental illness, I've had many people ask me about the difference between postpartum psychosis and lower-level sadness that can sometimes take over after pregnancy. Brooke Shields, believe it or not, did an exemplary job of articulating the difference in her memoir, but I know most people aren't reading that. So kudos to the Houston Chronicle for taking the question on in a Q&A with a psychiatrist. It helps clarify the issue for the layperson, especially those of us terrified of having children.
Psychosis? Baby Blues? What's the difference?
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