Parenthood and mental health
Subtitle: a bridge between infant and adult psychiatry
By: Sam Tyano ... [et al.].
Series: World Psychiatric Association evidence and experience in psychiatry series
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
ISBN-13: 9780470747223
Subjects: Parenthood; Parent and child; Development; Infants; Psychological aspects
Description: 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. It summarises knowledge about early parenting, including a critical analysis of parenting, what it means to be a "good enough parent", and its relationship to infant, parent and family outcomes. In addition to the psychiatric dimension, the book emphasises the biological aspects of parenting, parental psychopathology and normal and abnormal infant development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.