基本説明
This book describes how anxiety is expressed in women during the perinatal period (five months before and 1 month after birth), as well as approaches for assessment and treatment.
Full Description
Nearly all new mothers experience some apprehension about the transition to parenthood, but in some, symptoms become severe and disturbing. New research suggests that during the perinatal period-which includes pregnancy and the first year postpartum-anxiety disorders can be more common than depression. Amy Wenzel describes the main types of perinatal anxiety and the various ways in which they are expressed in women, as well as approaches for assessment and treatment.
All of the chapters draw extensively from the research literature, and engaging case studies bring the material to life throughout the book.
This volume will be a tremendous resource for clinical psychologists, counselors, obstetricians, nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, and others who work with pregnant and postpartum women, as well as researchers and graduate students in any of these fields.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Isn't it Normal for New Mothers to Be Anxious?
I. Anxiety in Childbearing Women: Nature and Prevalence
Anxiety Symptoms During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Worry and Generalized Anxiety
Obsessions and Compulsions
Panic Attacks
Social Anxiety
Childbirth-Related Fear and Trauma
A Biopsychosocial Model of Perinatal Anxiety
II. Clinical Management of Anxiety in Childbearing Women
Assessment of Perinatal Anxiety
Pharmacotherapy for Perinatal Anxiety
Psychotherapy for Perinatal Anxiety
Self-Help Resources for Perinatal Anxiety
Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?
References
Index
About the Author
