Postnatal depression and maternal mental health : a handbook for front-line caregivers working with women with perinatal mental health difficulties

Gellhorn, Sue (ed)

Postnatal depression and maternal mental health : a handbook for front-line caregivers working with women with perinatal mental health difficulties [E-Book] - Hove, East Sussex Pavilion 2016 - ii, 198 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm (pbk)

Includes bibliographical references. Postnatal Depression and Maternal Mental Health: A handbook for frontline caregivers working with women with perinatal mental health difficulties is an accessible handbook that is intended to support midwives, health visitors, community workers and frontline healthcare providers in their detection and assessment of postnatal depression and maternal mental health. Midwives, health visitors, community workers and frontline healthcare providers for pregnant women, and mothers and babies in the first postnatal year, need better information on the kinds of help that women need, and resources they can use to support discussions about difficult and complex feelings. It will provide readers with a good understanding of postnatal depression and the range of perinatal mental health difficulties they may come across in universal services for mental illness in pregnant and postnatal women, and will support them in their detection and assessment of these difficulties in the women on their caseload.

1910366293 9781910366295 (pbk.)


DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM
POSTNATAL CARE
POSTPARTUM PERIOD, psychology
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