Postpartum Depression Treatment:
Resources for Breastfeeding Mothers
- Overview articles
- Non medication
- Homeopathic remedies and Bach Flower Essences
- Herbs
- Antidepressant medications and breastfeeding
This is a collection of links on treatment options for postpartum depression in nursing mothers.
Treatment Options for Depressed Breastfeeding Mothers: Allopathic, Alternative, and Lifestyle Changes review of LLLI Conference session by Lisa Albright, from Leaven, Vol. 37 No. 5, October-November 2001, pp. 102-103.
Treatment Alternatives For Depression from Granite Scientific Press includes information from Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD on medications, dietary supplements, herbs, diet, exercise, and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Postpartum Depression from Motherlove Herbal Company discusses many alternative treatments for depression, including herbs, nutrition, homeopathy, aromatherapy and more.
Post-Natal Depression and Traditional Chinese Medicine by Giovanni Maciocia, a renowned European acupuncturist
Treatment of Depression During Breastfeeding (links to journal articles and more)
Self-care Depression Program Booklet (based on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy) from the University of British Columbia Department of Psychiatry "gives patients an overview of depression, explains how it can be effectively managed according to the best available research, and gives a step-by-step guide to changing patterns that trigger depression."
Common Sense Techniques for Relieving Depression from HolisticOnline.com
Nutritional Approaches to Mental Health by Hyla Cass MD
Food Remedies for Depression from WholeHealthMD.com.
Food Remedies for Anxiety and Panic from WholeHealthMD.com. "Anxiety and panic can interfere with normal life and certain nutrients may help the body and mind to cope..."
Homeopathic Remedies for Postpartum Depression from HealthNotes
A Compendium of Homeopathic Medicines for Self-care for the Individual by Jacquelyn J. Wilson MD, discusses homeopathic treatments for depression.
Bach Flower Remedies for depression from HolisticOnline.com
Bach Flower Remedies for Depression, Despair and Fatigue
Bach Flower Remedies for Anxiety, Fear and Shock
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