If you’ve come to this page, you may be worried that someone you care about is suffering from a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder such as postpartum depression. It can be very confusing, challenging and even painful to watch your wife, family member or friend react to becoming a mother in ways that you didn’t expect. Please know that she is not to blame for this illness and that she is just as surprised by what is happening to her as you are. Thankfully, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders can be temporary and treatable with professional help. In this section, we hope to offer you some tools that will help you support her in her recovery and also help you get through this difficult time.
If you’ve come to this page, you may be worried that someone you care about is suffering from a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder such as postpartum depression. It can be very confusing, challenging and even painful to watch your wife, family member or friend react to becoming a mother in ways that you didn’t expect. Please know that she is not to blame for this illness and that she is just as surprised by what is happening to her as you are. Thankfully, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders can be temporary and treatable with professional help. In this section, we hope to offer you some tools that will help you support her in her recovery and also help you get through this difficult time.