Motherhood and mental health / Ian Brockington.
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TextSeries: Oxford medical publications | Oxford medical publicationsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: xv, 612 p. : ill., map, plan, port. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780192629357 (pbk.) :
- 0192629352
- 618.7 BRO
- RG850 .B76 1998
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 618.7 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126273 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 618.7 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126272 |
Originally published: 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Desire for Children:- Infertility--Adoption--Pseudocyesis--Child stealing--The end of childbearing--2. Pregnancy and Mental Health:- Pregnancy adjustment--Abortion--Mental Illness during pregnancy--The psychopathology of parturition--3. A portfolio of Postpartum Disorders:- The normal puerperium--Summary of postpartum psychiatric disorders--Psychoses of early onset--The \'maternity blues\'--Stress reactions--Anxiety--Obsessional disorders--Depression--Loss of libido--4. Puerperal Psychosis:- History--Nosology--Features of the illness--Treatment and prophylaxis--Aetiology--The picture puzzle--5. Infant Loss:- Perinatal death--Sudden infant death syndrome--Children\'s reactions to sibling death--6. The Mother-Infant Relationship:- The normal relationship--The infant\'s contribution--Observation and measurement of mother-infant interaction--Clinical experience of disorders--7. Child Abuse and Neglect:- History--Frequency--Forms of abuse--Forms of neglect--Causes--Management--8. Infanticide:- Neonaticide--Filicide--9. Drugs, Prescribed and Abused:- Effects of drugs in pregnancy--Drugs of prescription--Drugs of addiction--10. Postpartum Mental Illness and the Family:- The father--Effect on the children--11. Services:- Psychiatric mother and baby units--Community services--Voluntary agencies--An interview
This volume aims to display the great variety of disorders which can occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period. The author provides a comprehensive contemporary and historical review of this field of study.