postpartum bipolar disorder Archives

#Bipolar Disorder and #Motherhood

My Response to Natasha Tracy’s post, Bipolar Disorder and Pregnancy: Bipolar Taking Away Choice I didn’t know I had bipolar disorder when I chose to become a mother. I was diagnosed with dysthymia [...]

Kitt O'Malley2016-03-08T10:51:39-08:00March 8th, 2016|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Mental Illness, Migraine, Motherhood|Tags: bipolar disorder perinatal onset, Birth of a New Brain, Dyane Harwood, Natasha Tracy, neuro-atypical, neuroatypical, perinatal bipolar disorder, postpartum bipolar disorder, pregnancy|19 Comments

Postpartum Bipolar Disorder Research Study

Walker Karraa, PhD My friend & colleague, Dr. Walker Karraa, is studying the stigma surrounding postpartum bipolar disorder. If you fit her research criteria and are interested in participating, please do so. Her [...]

Kitt O'Malley2015-03-26T06:00:43-07:00March 26th, 2015|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Motherhood, Stigma|Tags: bipolar disorder, Dr. Walker Karraa, postpartum bipolar disorder, Stigma of Mental Illness, Walker Karraa, Walker Karraa PhD|22 Comments

Postpartum Management of Bipolar Disorder

This morning I participated in a webinar sponsored by The International Society for Bipolar Disorders entitled, Postpartum Management of Bipolar Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities, led by Dr. Verinder Sharma. Bipolar disorder is commonly misdiagnosed [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-11-25T11:33:09-08:00November 25th, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Depression, Mental Health, Mood Cycling|Tags: bipolar disorder, postpartum bipolar disorder|19 Comments

Suicide Infanticide

Long, long ago When my son was very, very young I thought of killing myself But what about my son? I can’t leave him behind Well then, I’ll take him with me Oh, [...]