Motherhood and Mental Health
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Author: I.F. Brockington
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 629
Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothers caring for infants and small children suffer depression and other forms of mental illness. It is essential that they are understood, as a great deal can be done to help tham and to promote mental health in mothers. This book sets out to examine the great variety of disorders which occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, and which make childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. There are chapters on infertility, mental health during pregnancy, child abuse, infanticide, and services for mentally-ill mothers. It also includes case descriptions and personal accounts of mothers afflicted by foetal and infant loss, post-partum depression, and mother-infant relationship disorders.
Author: I.F. Brockington
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 629
Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothers caring for infants and small children suffer depression and other forms of mental illness. It is essential that they are understood, as a great deal can be done to help tham and to promote mental health in mothers. This book sets out to examine the great variety of disorders which occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, and which make childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. There are chapters on infertility, mental health during pregnancy, child abuse, infanticide, and services for mentally-ill mothers. It also includes case descriptions and personal accounts of mothers afflicted by foetal and infant loss, post-partum depression, and mother-infant relationship disorders.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: I.F. Brockington
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 629
Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothers caring for infants and small children suffer depression and other forms of mental illness. It is essential that they are understood, as a great deal can be done to help tham and to promote mental health in mothers. This book sets out to examine the great variety of disorders which occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, and which make childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. There are chapters on infertility, mental health during pregnancy, child abuse, infanticide, and services for mentally-ill mothers. It also includes case descriptions and personal accounts of mothers afflicted by foetal and infant loss, post-partum depression, and mother-infant relationship disorders.
Author: I.F. Brockington
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 629
Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothers caring for infants and small children suffer depression and other forms of mental illness. It is essential that they are understood, as a great deal can be done to help tham and to promote mental health in mothers. This book sets out to examine the great variety of disorders which occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, and which make childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. There are chapters on infertility, mental health during pregnancy, child abuse, infanticide, and services for mentally-ill mothers. It also includes case descriptions and personal accounts of mothers afflicted by foetal and infant loss, post-partum depression, and mother-infant relationship disorders.
Motherhood and Mental Health