Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
A few days back a local newspaper published a report ‘depressed mum hit tragedy baby’. It stated that the father admitted seeing his wife abusing their seven-week-old baby; she punched, threw and aggressively shook the infant.
This was a clear case of postpartum depression (PPD). To make it worse, the lady was already suffering from depression before conceiving.
Do we know what PPD is? Does it hit every new mum? Is it hormonal and do we have no control over it? These are the questions that crop up.
Registered Psychologist Dr Gordon Emmerson, PhD, will be conducting a foundation training course in Ego State Therapy and further training toward becoming a certified clinical Ego State Therapist from September 12-15.
If you were to do one thing for your health this Ramadan, what should it be?
