Tracy Thompson, award-winning journalist, author, The Ghost in the House: Motherhood, Raising Children, and Struggling with Depression.

RESOURCES

www.wellmother.com/postpartum.html

www.betterbirthfoundation.com

Postpartum Depression, Support and Education http://infotrail.com/dad/dad.htm

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Information & Service Center 800-950-NAMI (6264)
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov

National Mental Health Association–Includes specifically a tip sheet for “healthy parenting for mothers with depression”

American Psychological Association

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

Information on cognitive therapy from the founder, Aaron Beck

Tracy Thompson’s blog www.maternallychallenged.typepad.com