Postpartum Psychosis, interview with author Teresa Twomey

A June 15, 2009 interview on Fox61 News with Teresa Twomey, author of Understanding Postpartum Psychosis, A Temporary Madness. Ms Twomey states, "While most women who suffer postpartum psychosis eventually recover without harming anyone, they most often do so in silence. Paranoia is a common symptom, explains Twomey, and that moves women to hide their symptoms from everyone around them. The woman can hence appear normal, but be putting both herself and her baby at risk. We can prevent and treat this, but we need to recognize it by better screening of women postpartum", says Twomey.
If you love a sister, wife, or any woman in your life, please get educated on the signs and symptoms of PPP - you just might save a life.

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