Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Unique Importance of Perinatal Psychology
Amy Wenzel
Part One: Typical Course of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
2: Psychological, Behavioral, and Cognitive Changes during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Laura J. Miller
3: Biological Changes during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Jonathan Schaffir
4: Relationship and Sexual Functioning During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Mylène Lachance-Grzela
5: Fetal and Infant Neurobehavioral Development
Catherine Monk and Amie Ashley Hane
6: Attachment: Theory and Classification
Elizabeth Meins
Part Two: Psychopathology during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
7: Depression during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Shaila Misri, Jasmin Abizadeh, and Sonya Nirwan
8: Anxiety and Stress during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Stephen Matthey
9: Panic Attacks during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Cheryl Tatano Beck
10: Obsessions and Compulsions during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Nichole Fairbrother and Jonathan S. Abramowitz
11: Posttraumatic Stress during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Susan Ayers and Elizabeth Ford
12: Drug Dependence during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Annemarie Unger, Gabriele Fischer, and Loretta P. Finnegan
13: Severe Psychopathology during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Emma Roberston Blackmore, Jessica Heron, and Ian Jones
14: Body Image Disturbance during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Kelly C. Allison and David B. Sarwer
15: Biological Changes during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Biomarkers of Perinatal Psychopathology
Simone Vigod and Meir Steiner
16: Maternal Stress During Pregnancy and Infant and Child Outcome
Vivette Glover
17: Maternal Psychopathology and Child Attachment
Janice H. Goodman and Cindy Hsin-Ju Liu
Part Three: Clinical Intervention for Psychopathology during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
18: Screening, Assessment, and Diagnosis of Mood and Anxiety Disorders during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Kimberly J. Hart and Heather A. Flynn
19: Psychotherapy for Psychopathology during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Amy Wenzel, Scott Stuart, and Hristina Koleva
20: Adaptations of Psychotherapy for Psychopathology during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Lisa S. Segre, Michael W. O'Hara, and Elena Perkhounkova
21: Psychopharmacology during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Amy Wenzel and Deborah Kim
22: Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Perinatal Depression
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
23: Nonprofessional Resources for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Jane Fisher, Sara Holton, and Heather Rowe
24: Prevention of Postpartum Psychopathology
Golfo Tzilos, Kristina Davis, and Caron Zlotnick
Part Four: Problems during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
25: Understanding and Treating the Psychosocial Consequences of Pregnancy Loss
David J. Diamond and Martha O. Diamond
26: Understanding and Treating the Psychosocial Consequences of Infertility
Arthur L. Greil, Lone Schmidt, and Brennan Peterson
27: Understanding and Treating the Psychosocial Consequences of Pregnancy Complications and the Birth of a High-Risk Infant
Diane Holditch-Davis and Margaret Shandor Miles
Part Five: Special Issues
28: Perinatal Experiences of Adolescent Mothers
M. Cynthia Logsdon, Catherine Monk, and Alison E. Hipwell
29: Perinatal Experiences of Low-Income and Incarcerated Women
Julie Poehlmann and Rebecca Shlafer
30: Perinatal Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Lori E. Ross and Abbie E. Goldberg
31: Cross-Cultural Differences in Adjustment to Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Jane M. Onoye, Deborah Goebert, and Leslie Morland
Part Six: Conclusion
32: Perinatal Psychology: A Field with an Impressive Past and an Exciting Future
Amy Wenzel