Adjustment [and] Disorder

Social worker has a baby. Five months later she figures out that motherhood is just one long adjustment disorder.

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What is an Adjustment Disorder?

Officially, it's "a psychological response from an identifiable stressor or group of stressors that causes significant emotional or behavioral symptoms that does not meet criteria for more specific disorders." In new mother speak, it's when you realize that everything you knew about yourself and your life before you gave birth no longer applies.
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(Hey, I’m a social worker. This is what I do.)

On the Web:

6 ways to build a support system

Mental Health America – Postpartum Disorders

Mental Health Blog on Families.com

Normal Newborn Online Resources

Postpartum Progress

Postpartum Depression on NYTimes.com

Reading List from The Center for Postpartum Adjustment

The New Mother: Taking Care of Yourself After Birth

In the Boston Area:

BostonMamas.com List of Local Resources and Support Groups

Isis Maternity – Free Courses
(They also offer a number of courses for a fee.)

Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Greater Boston – Center for Early Relationship Support

Parental Support Groups in Massachusetts

*If you know of other mental health resources online or in the Boston area,
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