Motherhood and mental health

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Title:

Author:

Brockington, I. F.

ISBN:

9780192621269

9780192629357

Personal Author:

Brockington, I. F.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Physical Description:

xv, 612 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Series Title:

Oxford medical publications

Contents:

Ch. 1. The desire for children -- Ch. 2. Pregnancy and mental health -- Ch. 3. A portfolio of postpartum disorders -- Ch. 4. Puerperal psychosis -- Ch. 5. Infant loss -- Ch. 6. The mother-infant relationship -- Ch. 7. Child abuse and neglect -- Ch. 8. Infanticide -- Ch. 9. Drugs, prescribed and abused -- Ch. 10. Postpartum mental illness and the family -- Ch. 11. Services -- Appendix: Structured interview for pregnancy-related disorders.

Subject Term:

Postpartum psychiatric disorders.

Mothers -- Mental health.

Mother and infant.

Motherhood -- Psychological aspects.

Puerperal Disorders -- psychology.

Maternal Behavior -- psychology.

Mental Disorders -- In pregnancy.

Mothers -- psychology.

Mother-child relations.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
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Summary

Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothers caring for infants and small children suffer from depression and other forms of mental illness. It is essential that they are understood, since a great deal can be done to help them and to promote their mental health.
This book analyzes the variety of mental disorders that often occur during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period, thus making childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. Brockington provides a summary of our current knowledge on the subject, set in a historical context, as a foundation for research. There are chapters on infertility, mental health during pregnancy, postpartum disorders, infant loss, the mother-infant relationship, child abuse, infanticide, the effects on the family, and services for mentally ill mothers. The volume features 300 case descriptions and personal accounts. It will interest all professionals in the medical, nursing and social professions.