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When Andrea Yates murdered her five children Wednesday, she focused national attention on the issue of postpartum depression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Psychology of Murder | 6/21/2001 | See Source »

...Tina Tessina is a psychotherapist in Long Beach, California who specializes in marriage and family counseling. She spoke with TIME.com Thursday afternoon about postpartum depression and the Yates case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Psychology of Murder | 6/21/2001 | See Source »

...TIME.com: Can you tell us a little bit about postpartum depression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Psychology of Murder | 6/21/2001 | See Source »

...Tina Tessina: What postpartum depression means is that after the pain and tremendous exhaustion brought on by childbirth, and then through the fatigue of round-the-clock feedings, some women start to feel incredibly isolated, like no one understands what you're dealing with and that can't talk to anyone. Women sometimes also experience serious hormonal shifts, which can lead to radical mood swings. There is often a very serious disconnect between what women feel after they've given birth (depressed, tired, in pain) and what women are told they're supposed to feel as new mothers (elated, joyful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Psychology of Murder | 6/21/2001 | See Source »

...here." Indeed, the vast majority of closely spaced pregnancies in this country turn out just fine. Bao-Ping Zhu, author of a leading study on the subject, notes that women can improve those odds by getting plenty of rest and eating well to make up for lost nutrients and postpartum stress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Close Encounters | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

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