Postpartum Depression and the Communicative Construction of Maternal Identity : Motherhood in Tension.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weikle, Kelly M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mothers--Psychology.

Mothers.

Postpartum depression.

Puerperium--Psychological aspects.

Puerperium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

In this book, Kelly M. Weikle contends that foregrounding lived experiences and applying identity as a lens to the study of postpartum depression provides a uniquely powerful perspective through which we can better understand both the condition and how to effectively support mothers during the postpartum period.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Experiencing Postpartum Depression 2. The Changing Self: Personal Identity Amid Mothering and Postpartum Depression 3. The Enacted Self: Enacting Motherhood and Postpartum Depression 4. The Collective Self: Communal Identity of a Postpartum Mother 5. The Relational Self: Messages from Others, Our Relationships, and the Impacts on Mothering Identity Amid Postpartum Depression 6. Advancing our Understanding of Identity as Communicative 7. Where Do We Go from Here? Practical Implications for Healthcare Providers, Scholars, Family Members, and Mothers Afterword Appendix References About the Author Index

ISBN:

979-88-8189-689-8

1-9787-6745-5

979-82-16-26960-1

9781978767454

OCLC:

1564842239