Publications | Postpartum Depression

Whiffen, V.E. Postpartum adjustment and maladjustment. In Howard S. Friedman (Editor in chief), Encyclopedia of Mental Health 2nd Edition, Volume 3, Waltham, MA: Academic Press, 2016, pp. 300-304.

Whiffen, V.E. (2004). Myths and mates in childbearing depression. In J. C. Chrisler (Ed.), From Menarche to Menopause: The Female Body in Feminist Therapy. New York: Haworth Press.

Whiffen, V.E. (2004). Myths and mates in childbearing depression. Women and Therapy, 27, 151-163.

Whiffen, V.E. (2003). Looking outward together: Adult attachment and childbearing depression. In S. M. Johnson & V.E. Whiffen (Eds.), Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy. N.Y.: Guilford.

Whiffen, V. E., & Johnson, S. M. (1998). An attachment theory framework for the treatment of childbearing depression. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 5, 478-493.

Whiffen, V. E. & Gotlib, I. H. (1993). Comparison of postpartum and non-postpartum depression: Clinical presentation, psychiatric history, and psychosocial functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 485-494.

Whiffen, V. E. (1992). Is postpartum depression a distinct diagnosis? Clinical Psychology Review, 12, 485-508.

Gotlib, I. H., Whiffen, V. E., Wallace, P. M., & Mount, J. H. (1991). A prospective investigation of postpartum depression: Factors involved in onset and recovery. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 122-132.

Whiffen, V. E. (1991). The comparison of postpartum with non-postpartum depression: A rose by any other name. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 16, 160-165.

Whiffen, V. E. (1990). Maternal depressed mood and perceptions of child temperament. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 151, 329-339.

Gotlib, I. H., Whiffen, V. E., Mount, J. H., Milne, K., & Cordy, N. I. (1989). Prevalence rates and demographic characteristics associated with depression in pregnancy and the postpartum. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 269-274.

Whiffen, V. E., & Gotlib, I. H. (1989). Infants of postpartum depressed mothers: Temperament and cognitive status. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 98, 274-279.

Whiffen, V. E. (1988). Screening for postpartum depression: A methodological note. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44, 367-371.

Whiffen, V. E. (1988). Vulnerability to postpartum depression: A prospective multivariate study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 97, 467-474.