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Comedian Howie Mandel says the process of writing a book about living with OCD and ADHD was far from therapeutic.
In fact, it was excruciating, he says, putting down on paper his feelings about the conditions that have plagued him for most of his life and largely account for his eccentric off-stage behaviour.
“It was hard. People say it’s really cathartic. No, it’s torturous to be that honest and talk about it,”
In recent years we have seen an increased focus on mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. One reason for this focus is a number of highly publicized cases in which parents suffering from postpartum depression or psychosis end up actually harming their children. Another important reason for turning attention toward these problems is that we are learning how maternal (mental) health can negatively affect the mother-infant bond and the child’s development.
