Forced mental health screenings and drugs on new moms and others?

[me]

Whoa..... <backs quietly out of the thread and goes back to eating>

[Bo D]

Whoa..... <backs quietly out of the thread and goes back to eating>

Whatcha eatin'?

[me]

Home made veggie soup.

Whatcha eatin'?

[Palehorse]

It gets worse...there's this cute girl at work who used to date him and he told her that too!  They didn't date much longer after that...go figure.

They call him "smegma lips"! 

[me]

 

[pariann]

Have you ever noticed that she drops these smelly little piles on here and never sticks around to suffer the stench.

From the WND pile ... "It's named the "Melanie Blocker Stokes Mother's Act" after a pharmaceutical sales manager who killed herself by jumping out of a window after receiving four cocktails of antidepressants, anti-anxiety and antipsychotic drugs and electroshock therapy following the birth of her child."

A different viewpoint from the NIH..."On February 23, 2001, Melanie Blocker-Stokes, a Chicago, IL, native and successful pharmaceutical sales manager, wife, and mother, gave birth to a daughter. After the birth of her daughter, Mrs. Blocker-Stokes developed a devastating mood disorder known as postpartum psychosis. She was admitted to Chicago-area hospitals three times, each time for 7 to 10 days. Despite medical assistance and the support of her family and friends, Mrs. Blocker-Stokes lost her battle with postpartum psychosis and jumped from a 12-story window ledge to her death on June 11, 2001."
http://olpa.od.nih.gov/legislation/108/pendinglegislation/postpartum.asp

This is nothing new. I remember my wife and I being counseled about this before the birth of our first more than 30 years ago.

Knowing what is causing the depression and knowing that there is help is comforting to a new mother.

Oh...btw... in case anyone is interested, here is a link to the bill....
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.324:

Notice this ...
"                  focus on--

                        (i) raising awareness about screening;

                        (ii) educating new mothers and their families about postpartum conditions to promote earlier diagnosis and treatment; and

                        (iii) ensuring that such education includes complete information concerning postpartum conditions, including its symptoms, methods of coping with the illness, and treatment resources.

And back to the topic...kinda.   When I was pregnant with itty bitty, I was well aware of the postpartum depression, and actually made an appointment for evaluation to determine if I might succumb.   I had already had 8 kids and don't believe I ever suffered from it, but I had become well aware of it because of all the incidents in recent years attributed to it.   Glad to say, I didn't suffer from it the 9th time either.   

I think there is a greater awareness of it and it's being addressed early enough just as a matter of course.   I didn't read the article or about the bill.  Just for the record.





And all you men just aren't right. LOL

[Bo D]

And all you men just aren't right. LOL

I can't speak for the other dudes but I have a good excuse. I can't find the bench! 

[pariann]

damnit...someone moved it again!!!!

[mcgonser]

Will this one do?

[pariann]

No, that is not my bench.  It doesn't look anything like that. AND there is only room for two people, no matter what size they are.