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Hindi Journal of Womens Health, Issues and CareISSN: 2325-9795
Toni Tortorella Author
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Affiliation
Psychiatry, Psychology , Gynaecology , Public Health, Obstetrics
Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, 07652 New Jersey, USA
Biography
Toni Tortorellais currently working at Bergen Community College and she is interested in various fields of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic, Medicine, Obstetrics, Counseling, Psychology, Gynaecology, Public Health.
Publications
Review Article Open Access
Strategies to Improve Identification of Postpartum Depression, Follow up and Continuity of Care among Women
Author(s): Sharon Puchalski and Toni Tortorella
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental health disorder, characterized by severe feelings of sadness that occurs in a significant number of women with symptoms generally appearing in the first 2 months to one-year postpartum. As with many mental health disorders PPD is multifactorial, including such influential factors as race, ethnicity, gender, age, social constructs and community. Women in lower socioeconomic strata experience depression in higher numbers than their counterparts in upper socioeconomic groups. Additionally, women with lower levels of education are more prone to develop PPD. It is critical to understand how healthcare providers can intervene to address PPD. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2016) reported postpartum depressive ... view more»
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