Equips expectant families with the tools they need to reduce the stress, fear and pain associated with pregnancy and childbirth.
Annotation The twelve articles included offer a comprehensive up-to-date overview of the most relevant research and treatment considerations in this neglected field. A brief, though very interesting introduction to the history of psychiatry of motherhood is followed by the discu…
"In this volume, a group of internationally renowned experts review the most important topics of the field from both a clinical as well as a preclinical perspective. In this book, clinicians and researchers from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, neurobiology a…
Mood and anxiety disorders are very common during the perinatal period, with severe consequences not only for the mother but also for the child and the whole family. Recent research has shown how maternal stress, anxiety and depression can adversely influence a child's early and…
A leading feminist, Chesler writes openly and candidly of her experiences, at age thirty-seven, of pregnancy and motherhood and her attempts to understand just what she is looking for in the child she has brought into the world.
