August 25, 2015We are heartbroken after learning yesterday about the death by suicide of PSI member and friend Naomi Knoles. Naomi was a remarkable person who seemed to radiate gentleness, light, and kindness. She had a combination of vulnerability…
PSI Response- British Medical Journal Review published May 2015
The British Medical Journal has published a new study (BMJ 2015; 350:h3190) evaluating the potential risk of use of several Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) from…
Here is a letter we sent in response to Andrew Solomon's article, "The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy and Depression," in the New York Times Magazine May 31st. We feel is it always important to list resources for help so we wrote to the NYT to…
Learn more about world maternal Mental Health Day 2016 HERE
FROM 2015:
PSI Wants New Mothers to Know that “You Are Not Alone.”
New York, NY, April 21, 2015 – Childbirth can be one of the happiest times of a woman’s life, and…
August 7, 2014
Postpartum Support International Provides Resources Following Passage of New Legislation Mandating Maternal Mental Health Services in New York
PSI is uniquely poised to assist New York in implementation of the new law.
NEW…
January 22, 2015
Dark Side of the Full Moon Documentary Released
Film Delves into Shortcoming of Maternal Mental Health Care in the U.S.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL January 22, 2015 – Having a baby is supposed to be the happiest time of your…
Postpartum Support International and the DSM 5
An excerpt from the full article, "Postpartum Depression and Perinatal Mood Disorders in the DSM”" (PDF)In October 2010, at the biennial meeting of the Marcé Society and PSI annual conference…
This interview with country singer Wade Bowen was conducted by Lauren Hale at the Postpartum Dads Project. Wade wrote the beautiful song "Turn on the Lights" about going through the experience of postpartum depression with his wife Shelby. Wade…
The following is Chapter 4 of Beyond the Blues, by Shoshana S. Bennett, PhD, and Pec Indman, EdD, MFT. The authors have generously given permission to have this chapter posted here. To get a copy of their book, visit the PSI Bookstore.
Beyond…
October 30, 2014
Pospartum Support International Encourages Early Assessment and Treatment, Rather than Incarceration, for Postpartum Psychiatric Illness
Mother and Child Saved from Drowning in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ October 30,…
September 4, 2014: Postpartum Support International
Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy Should be Determined by Risk vs. Benefit, Not Media Scare
Recent New York Times article generates fury of protest from clinicians
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.,…
International Biennial Congress of the Marcé Society
“Taking Action Around Childbirth Together”
October 2012
Your PSI Correspondent: Leslie Butterfield, Ph.D.
Dear Friends of PSI,I was recently lucky enough to present a short talk…
Grieving not Forgetting
PSI Response – SSRI risk review
PSI Letter in response to NYT Article May 2015
May 4th is WORLD Maternal Mental Health Day
PSI Provides Resources Following Passage of New Legislation Mandating Maternal Mental Health Services in New York
PSI News Release – Dark Side of the Full Moon Documentary
Postpartum Support International & the DSM5
Interview with Wade Bowen
Beyond the Blues: Partners
PSI Encourages Early Assessment and Treatment
PSI News: Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy
Notes from The Marcé Society Meeting France 2012