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Expectations they cannot meet: Understanding postnatal depression.

J S Adcock
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While many medical explanations have been presented to explain the cause of postnatal depression, there is a strong argument that it may be due to psychological distress. Offering mothers a less idealised image of motherhood and greater child care support may help to undermine feelings of dependence, isolation and low self-support, which are known to lead to depression.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyDependency, PsychologicalFemaleHelplessness, LearnedHumansPregnancyPsychotic DisordersPuerperal DisordersSelf ConceptSocial IsolationSocial SupportJournal Article

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J S Adcock. 1993. Expectations they cannot meet: Understanding postnatal depression.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8346268/

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