ADVISORY/Postpartum Depression Can Be Severe.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2001 TOPIC: Several recent news events have thrust the issues of postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis into the national spotlight. According to a story by CNN, more than 40 percent of new mothers reportedly experience some type of mood disorder caused by hormonal, psychological and lifestyle changes after a baby is born. In most cases, the mood change is typically no more severe than the "baby blues," a mild disorder that is short-lived and typically resolves itself, experts in the story said. More serious is postpartum depression, which allegedly affects about 10 to 15 percent of women and is marked by fatigue, poor eating and sleeping habits and withdrawal from family, the story said. According to doctors cited in the story, the most serious post-pregnancy mood disorder is postpartum psychosis. It affects about only 0.1 percent to 0.2 percent of all mothers and causes hallucinations and delusions about the infant, as well as severe feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy, the story said. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Prof. Royda Gail Crose is a psychologist at Ball State University whose expertise includes women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. , geropsychology and psychotherapy. 765/285-1293 Dr. Nancy Chescheir received a B.S. in Zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. in 1977 and her medical degree in 1982 both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC . She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. at UNC (Universal Naming Convention) A standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community. A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. from 1982-1986 and then completed a fellowship in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Maternal-fetal medicine is the branch of obstetrics that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. Management includes monitoring and treatment. An obsetrician who practices maternal-fetal medicine sometimes is known as a perinatologist. at UNC from 1986-1988. Dr. Chescheir has served as an assistant professor in obstetrics and gynecology since 1988 and served as associate dean for the curriculum at the UNC School of Medicine from 1998 to 1999. PR: Aubrey Antley 919/929-0225 aantley@jenningsco.com Prof. Maria Fracasso is a psychologist at Towson University. Her expertise includes the study of children and their parents, specifically the effects of infant temperament, maternal sensitivity and parenting style on attachment security and exploration. 410/830-3069 Prof. Tony Scioli is a psychologist at University of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Keene. His expertise includes hope, stress management, psychological testing psychological testing Use of tests to measure skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes and to make predictions about performance. Best known is the IQ test; other tests include achievement tests—designed to evaluate a student's grade or performance , wellness, depression and suicide and multivariate statistics Multivariate statistics or multivariate statistical analysis in statistics describes a collection of procedures which involve observation and analysis of more than one statistical variable at a time. Sometimes a distinction is made between univariate (e.g. . 603/358-2541 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. 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