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The numbers – Oh, the sobering numbers

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sobering-numbers14.1 million people watched last week’s Private out-of-Practice.

88% of Americans get health information from TV shows.

20% of new moms will suffer a Postpartum Mood Disorder.

What does this mean?

12.4 million Americans who watched last week’s show were left with the indelible impression that what they saw was ACCURATE.

And let’s say that all of them were moms for the sake of argument. If that were the case, then 2.8 million of them experienced a Postpartum Mood Disorder.

If those numbers don’t drive home how utterly irresponsible ABC’s behavior was during last week’s Private Practice episode…

I don’t know what will.

A round-up from the Blogosphere: ABC’s PPD Mis-practice

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A lot of you have been blogging your hearts out about last week’s episode of Private Practice. Here’s the low-down on what’s being said around the blogosphere regarding ABC’s PPD Mis-practice:

Katherine Stone shares an important perspective from a reader: Warrior Mom & Postpartum Psychosis Survivor: Why it’s Important to Educate the Public about Postpartum Psychosis

Natalie Dombrowski, a recent Sharing the Journey participant, is asking folks to BAN Together.

C Shell also shares her opinion on the show. C Shell is recovering from PPP and also offers a unique insight.

Karen Kleiman over at the Postpartum Stress Center explains why PPD and TV don’t mix.

Shane at Heart Reflections offers a Penny for Your Thoughts.

Tara Mock renames the show – Private-Out-of-Practice.

And Ivy at Ivy’s PPD Blog chimes in and calls ABC’s Private Practice an outright failure.

Also, I want to encourage you to check out this post over at Katherine’s blog about How to Contact the Media regarding Responsible Mental Health Representation. Take a few seconds and shoot off an email to ABC (and advertisers).

By the way, if you’re interested, the following companies had ads during Private Practice (at least here in ATL):

  • Nuva Ring
  • Bank of America
  • McDonald’s
  • Kay Jewelers
  • Nights at Rodanthe(movie)
  • AT&T
  • Hershey’s
  • Ashley’s Furniture
  • Dove
  • Taken (movie)
  • Pepsi
  • All laundry detergent
  • Alli (weight loss)
  • Target
  • Breathe Right Nasal Strips
  • High School Musical 3
  • AlamoCar Rental
  • Arby’s
  • Air Tran
  • LongHorn Steak House
  • Toyota
  • Cherry 7 Up
  • Madagascar 2
  • Electrolux Appliances
  • Zaxby’s
  • Infiniti