Postnatal PTSD : a guide for health professionals / Kim Thomas with Shona McCann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Kim, author.

McCann, Shona, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness in pregnancy.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Postpartum depression.

Pregnancy--Psychological aspects.

Pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2022.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Postnatal PTSD can have devastating effects on parents. Gain knowledge about postnatal PTSD and surrounding topics such its effects on bonding, relationships, ethnic minorities and maternity professionals. This book is essential reading for health providers who want to inform themselves about support, treatment and prevention.

Contents:

Introduction

1. What Is PTSD?

2. What Is Postnatal PTSD?

3. Causes of Postnatal PTSD

4. Diagnosing Postnatal PTSD

5. How Postnatal PTSD Affects Bonding

6. How Postnatal PTSD Affects Relationships

7. How Health Professionals Can Support Women

8. Physical Trauma

9. Treating Postnatal PTSD

10. Preventing Postnatal PTSD

11. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women and PTSD

12. Supporting Women to Have Another Baby

13. Addressing Trauma Among Maternity Professionals

Appendix: City Birth Trauma Scale – References

Subject Index

Author Index

ISBN:

9781805015727

1805015729

9781787756212

1787756211

OCLC:

1260167459