Let's hope UNC's program inspires others around the country!
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine offers the only inpatient care in the United States for new mothers suffering from postpartum depression, a common and often untreated illness.
This Los Altos, CA program helps with early intervention and comprehensive treatment of PPMDs...
Opened last year, the program offers the first comprehensive, hospital-based treatment program for prenatal and postpartum depression in the Bay Area. Only the second program of its kind nationwide,
Maternal Outreach offers a day treatment program including group, individual and couples counseling and medication evaluation and management by the program’s medical director, Nirmaljit Dhami, M.D. Unlike other programs, women can come in at least two to three times a week because, as one mom said, “Right now a day feels like a week and a week seems like an eternity, so I’m glad I don’t have to wait a whole week between counseling appointments.”
Yay for Dr. Joseph and ACOG! This intentional focus on PMD's by ACOG should surely pave the way for universal screening...
Today Gerald F. Joseph Jr, MD, of Louisiana, became the 60th president of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), based in Washington, DC. During his inaugural speech at ACOG's Annual Clinical Meeting, Dr. Joseph announced that
postpartum depression is the theme of his presidential initiative.
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine offers the only inpatient care in the United States for new mothers suffering from postpartum depression, a common and often untreated illness.
This Los Altos, CA program helps with early intervention and comprehensive treatment of PPMDs...
Opened last year, the program offers the first comprehensive, hospital-based treatment program for prenatal and postpartum depression in the Bay Area. Only the second program of its kind nationwide, Maternal Outreach offers a day treatment program including group, individual and couples counseling and medication evaluation and management by the program’s medical director, Nirmaljit Dhami, M.D. Unlike other programs, women can come in at least two to three times a week because, as one mom said, “Right now a day feels like a week and a week seems like an eternity, so I’m glad I don’t have to wait a whole week between counseling appointments.”
Yay for Dr. Joseph and ACOG! This intentional focus on PMD's by ACOG should surely pave the way for universal screening...
Today Gerald F. Joseph Jr, MD, of Louisiana, became the 60th president of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), based in Washington, DC. During his inaugural speech at ACOG's Annual Clinical Meeting, Dr. Joseph announced that postpartum depression is the theme of his presidential initiative.