| Description |
xiv, 242 pages |
| Contents |
My life before becoming a 'Hanzak' -- Nick and I -- The birth -- First days on the ward -- Coming home -- Another hospital stay -- We're going to the Lake District -- A holiday -- Dominic's in hospital -- Pressure, pressure -- Losing it! -- Downhill -- The final descent -- A refuge -- Becoming institutionalised -- Looking up and outwards -- Discharge day -- He's almost one -- Another summer -- Back to school -- Springtime -- Back to reality -- Spreading the word -- Making a difference -- And so to London -- Insight into emotional disorders associated with childbirth |
| Summary |
"Is a powerful medical autobiography describing the journey followed by the author into, through, and out of puerperal psychosis, the most severe form of postnatal depression. With vivid and intimate description of events and the author's feelings, this is the only book offering a single first-hand account of postnatal illness." --Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes biographical references: (pages [226]-242) |
| Subject |
Hanzak, Elaine A. -- Health.
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Depression, Postpartum.
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| ISBN |
185775655X |
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