Mothers, addiction and recovery : finding meaning through the journey / edited by Wendy E. Peterson, Laura Lynne Armstrong, and Michelle Foulkes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peterson, Wendy, editor.

Armstrong, Laura Lynne, editor.

Foulkes, Michelle, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnant women--Mental health.

Pregnant women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, Ontario : Demeter Press, [2018]

Summary:

This anthology is a collection of personal accounts, research, treatment approaches and policy commentary exploring women's experiences of mothering in the context of addiction.Individual chapters focus on a variety of addictions during pregnancy or mothering including misuse of substances, food and smartphones.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright

Title Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

I. Lived Experience: Mothers, Addiction, and Recovery

1. Cholera Germs and Hummingbirds

2. From Winter to Summer

3. Obesity and Recovering through Motherhood

4. Mothering through Addiction and Jail

II. Research with Mothers

5. A Comparison of Justice-Involved and Nonjustice-Involved Mothers

6. Mothering and Mentoring

7. Mothering an Adolescent Who Misuses Substances

III. Prevention and Treatment Approaches for Mothers Living with Addiction

8. Confronting the Addictive Nature of Eating Disorder Behaviours

9. REAL Education to Prevent Smartphone Addiction

IV. Rethinking Practice and Policy

10. Beyond Abstinence

11. Mothering and Illicit Substance Use

12. Concluding Thoughts

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-77258-189-5

OCLC:

1148896230