Brooke Shields Writes Book About Post-partum Depression
Actress Brooke Shields will discuss her experience with post-partum depression in a book to be titled Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Post Partum Depression (Hyperion). The book is scheduled for publication in Spring, 2005. Following the birth of her daughter, Shields fell into a deep and troubling depression that lasted months. In the book, Brooke will discuss how it affected her family, friends, marriage and daughter, as well as her self-image.