Bipolar Mood Disorders Archives - Postpartum Support International (PSI) You are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will be well. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:13:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Stories of Hope: Reflections on Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy and Postpartum https://postpartum.net/stories-of-hope-reflections-on-bipolar-disorder-in-pregnancy-and-postpartum/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:05:05 +0000 https://postpartum.net/?p=50462 Understand the challenges of managing bipolar disorder in pregnancy, including medication concerns and mental health risks.

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]]> Stories of Hope: Living Through Puerperal Psychosis and Postpartum Bipolar Disorder https://postpartum.net/stories-of-hope-living-through-puerperal-psychosis-and-postpartum-bipolar-disorder/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.postpartum.net/?p=46223 Postpartum depression, anxiety, and psychosis: my story of fear and recovery. Discover how I navigated through these challenges to find healing and resilience.

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]]> Postpartum Support International is a Global Resource for Mothers and Families https://postpartum.net/postpartum-support-is-an-international-resource-for-mothers-and-families/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:52:01 +0000 https://www.postpartum.net/?p=28513 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Postpartum Support Is an International Resource for Mothers and Families You Are Not Alone, You Are Not to Blame, With Help, You Will Get Well Portland, OR March 9—One in seven pregnant or postpartum mothers all over the globe will experience depression, anxiety, or another perinatal mood disorder. Whether they live in […]

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]]> We Need to Talk About Postpartum Bipolar Disorder https://postpartum.net/postpartum-bipolar-disorder/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:50:55 +0000 https://www.postpartum.net/?p=14503 by Dyane Harwood for the PSI Blog January 30 2018 This blog originally appeared in Self Magazine on July 25, 2017. My manic symptoms were mistaken for a mother’s joy—I needed help. Within 24 hours of giving birth to my daughter Marilla in 2007, I was hypomanic, a mood state that literally means “less than […]

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]]> How ECT Helped My Postpartum Bipolar Depression https://postpartum.net/how-ect-helped-my-postpartum-bipolar-depression/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 07:30:03 +0000 https://www.postpartum.net/?p=7790 How ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Helped My Postpartum Bipolar Depression By Dyane Leshin-Harwood for Postpartum Support International Blog August 2, 2016 Ten years ago if you told me that, in a state of despair, I would beg a stranger to attach electrodes to my head to zap me, my retort would’ve been: “No way!” Life always […]

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]]> Postpartum Bipolar Disorder: The Invisible Postpartum Mood Disorder https://postpartum.net/bipolar-mood-disorder/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:21:11 +0000 https://www.postpartum.net/?p=7599 Postpartum Bipolar Disorder: The Invisible Postpartum Mood Disorder By Dyane Leshin-Harwood July 13, 2016 for the Postpartum Support International Blog Bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis have recently made media headlines. Katie Holmes stars as a lovestruck poet with bipolar disorder in the film Touched with Fire. The British hit television show EastEnders featured […]

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