Parenthood and mental health a bridge between infant and adult psychiatry /

Across all cultures parenting is the foundation of family life. It is the domain where adult mental health meets infant development. Beginning in pregnancy, parenting involves many conscious and unconscious processes which have recently been shown to affect a℗¡child's development significantly....

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Corporate Authors: World Psychiatric Association
Group Author: Tyano, Sam
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: World Psychiatric Association evidence and experience in psychiatry series
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470660683
Summary: Across all cultures parenting is the foundation of family life. It is the domain where adult mental health meets infant development. Beginning in pregnancy, parenting involves many conscious and unconscious processes which have recently been shown to affect a℗¡child's development significantly. This book focuses on pregnancy and the first year of life, providing a thorough account of the points of encounter between adult and infant psychiatry. In a fresh and comprehensive way, it summarises knowledge about early parenting, including a critical analysis of parenting, what it means to be a
Item Description: "World Psychiatric Association"--Cover.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxv, 457 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470660676 (electronic bk.)
0470660678 (electronic bk.)
9780470747223 (hbk.)
0470747226 (hbk.)
9780470660683
0470660686
Index Number: HQ755
CLC: C913.68
Contents: Mothers' and fathers' orientations: patterns of pregnancy, parenting and the bonding process /
The competent fetus /
Single parenthood: its impact on parenting the infant /
Surrogate mothers /
The impact of stress in pregnancy on the fetus, the infant, and the child /
Unintended pregnancies /
Clinical challenges of adolescent motherhood /
Psychopathological states in the pregnant mother /
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