Motherhood and Mental Health

by I.F. Brockington and Ian F. Brockington

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192621262
• ISBN13: 9780192621269
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"