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Postpartum Mental Illness
Last week, after crashing into a barrier at the White House, injuring an officer and starting a high-speed car chase through the heart of Washington, a 34-year single mom was shot to death. Her 13-month old daughter in the car avoided physical injury and was taken into protective custody. This incident took place in a city already distressed over the government shutdown and a shooting in the Capitol whereby a gunman killed 12 people a couple of weeks ago. News stories like the Washington Naval Yard rampage have become too … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, baby blues, Capitol, childbearing, childbirth, depression, guilt, mental illness, Miriam Carey, new moms, post partum, psychosis, sadness, stress, White House
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