TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Postpartum mood disorders: When mothers kill - The case of Mary Ellen Moffitt
JO  - Brief treatment and crisis intervention
A1  - Radano, L.
SP  - 239
EP  - 247
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
N2  - This article provides a detailed case study of Mary Ellen Moffitt, a mother suffering from postpartum depression, who killed her 5-week-old daughter and then committed suicide. Similar cases have been widely publicized in recent years and deserve increased attention. The notion that postpartum depression is strictly a biological disease is inaccurate, as there are typically psychosocial factors that contribute to the disease as well. The final section of this article examines treatment options. © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1474-3310
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm006
ID  - ref1
ER  -