1st Edition

The Routledge International Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

Edited By Amy Wenzel Copyright 2024
    776 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    The Routledge International Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders comprehensively presents the leading, global research in understanding and clinically treating perinatal mental health disorders.

    In this wide-ranging book, Wenzel invites a global community of scholars and practitioners working in perinatal mental health to discuss contemporary empirical research in the field and how this can be applied in practice. Presented in five parts, the book begins by laying out the historical context of the field before exploring prenatal and postpartum mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug misuse, eating disorders, and insomnia. Chapters then explore different interventions, such as mindfulness, integrative interpersonal psychotherapy, and CBT, before addressing specific special issues, such as fathers’ experiences, 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, and perinatal mental health disorders in migrant women. Designed to have international relevance, each chapter includes case studies, sections on cultural considerations, and clinical dialogue is used throughout to illustrate specific applications of contemporary empirical research to clinical practice.

    This handbook is essential reading for clinicians who have interest in issues associated with perinatal mental health disorders, as well as students of clinical social work, clinical psychiatry, clinical psychology, obstetrics and gynaecology, nursing, and midwifery.

    Introduction: Perinatal Mental Health in the 2020s

    Amy Wenzel

     

    PART I: CONTEXT

     

    1.     Perinatal Mental Health: Historical Content and Evolution of the Field

    Michael W. O’Hara

     

    2.     Psychological Aspects of Perinatal Mental Health

    Dhara T. Meghani, Tracy Vozar, Kelsey Maki, U’nek Clarke, and Ellen Bartolini

     

    3.     Biological Aspects of Perinatal Mental Health

    Alkistis Skalkidou and Emma Bränn

     

    4.     Relationship and Sexual Functioning During the Transition to Parenthood

    Mylène Lachance-Grzela, Mylène Ross-Plourde, & Catherine Hunt

     

    5.     Breastfeeding and Perinatal Mental Health

    Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

     

    6.     Perinatal Maternal Mental Health and Child Development

    Kelli K. MacMillan, Josephine Power, Katherine Sevar, & Megan Gallbaly

     

    PART II: PRENATAL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

     

    7.     Prenatal Depression

    Elizabeth H. Eustis, Maya Nauphal, Grace E. DeCost, and Cynthia L. Battle

     

    8.     Prenatal Anxiety

    Pamela S. Wiegartz, Polina Teslyar, Kylie M. Steinhilber, Natalie Feldman, Gali Hashmonay, and Leena Mittal

     

    9.     Prenatal Eating Disorders and Body Image Disturbance

    Alyssa M. Minnick, Molly Moore, Nathaniel Holmes, and Kelly C. Allison

     

    10.  Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Misuse

    Jaqueline Jacobs, Kelly Elliot, Tracy Vozar, Lauren Gross, and Dakota Staren

     

    11.  Pre-Existing Serious Mental Illness in the Prenatal Period

    Leah A. Millard and Anja Wittkowski

     

    PART III: POSTPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

     

    12.  Postpartum Depression

    Elizabeth Cox & Samantha Meltzer-Brody

     

    13.  Postpartum Anxiety

    Juliana L. Restivo Haney, Gabriella T. Ponzini, Mina D. H. Snider, Kaley N. Potter, Grace L. Wheeler, & Stari A. Steinman

     

    14.  Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

    Linda Jüris

     

    15.  Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Sharon Dekel, Sabrina J. Chan, and Kathleen M. Jagodnik

     

    16.  Postpartum Eating Disorders and Body Image Disturbance

    Alyssa M. Minnick, Nathaniel Holmes, Molly Moore, and Kelly C. Allison

     

    17.  Postpartum Alcohol and Drug Misuse

    Tracy Vozar, Stephanie Pinch, Amy Van Arsdale, Kelly Elliot, and Dakota Staren

     

    18.  Postpartum Psychosis

    Anja Wittkowski

     

    PART IV: INTERVENTION

     

    19.  Screening and Assessment of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Gracia Fellmeth, Siân Harrison, and Fiona Alderdice

     

    20.  Prenatal Pharmacotherapy

    Jessica Pineda and Millicent Fugate

     

    21.  Postpartum Pharmacotherapy

    Sophie Grigoriadis, Morgan Sterling, and Gail Erlick Robinson

     

    22.  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Amy Wenzel

     

    23.  Integrative Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Sharon Ben Rafael

     

    24.  Integrative Psychodynamic Treatment for Perinatal Trauma

    Deana Stevens

     

    25.  Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Anne Fritzson, Laurel Kordyban, Caitin McKimmy, Laurel M. Hicks, and Sona Dimidjian

     

    26.  Internet Interventions for Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Siobhan A. Loughnan and Ashlee B. Grierson

     

    PART V: SPECIAL ISSUES AND POPULATIONS

     

    27.  Fathers’ Perinatal Mental Health

    John R. Holmberg and M. Laura Pappa

     

    28.  2SLGBTQ+ Individuals and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Michelle W. Tam, Jennifer M. Goldberg, Zafiro Andrade-Romo, Lori E. Ross

     

    29.  Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, and Mental Health Disorders

    Laura J. Miller

     

    30.  Neonaticide and Pregnancy Denial

    Tomasz Gruchala and Cara Angelotta

     

    31.  Perinatal Mental Health Disorders in People of Color

    Patrece Hairston Peetz, Brooke Dorsey Holliman, and Nathalie Dieujuste

     

    32.  Perinatal Mental Health Disorders in Migrant Women

    Brieanne Kidd Kohrt, Gwen Vogel Mitchell, and Gretchen Heinrichs

     

    Conclusion: What Comes Next for the Field of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

    Amy Wenzel

    Biography

    Amy Wenzel, PhD, ABPPis author or editor of over 20 books and treatment manuals and over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, many on the topic of perinatal psychology. Dr. Wenzel currently divides her time between clinical work, training and consultation, and scholarship.