Parenthood and Mental Health: A bridge between infant and adult psychiatry

Across all cultures parenting is the foundation of family life. It is the domain where adult mental health meets infant development. Beginning in pregnancy, parenting involves many conscious and unconscious processes which have recently been shown to a child′s development significantly. This book focuses on pregnancy and the first year of life, providing a thorough account of the points of encounter between adult and infant psychiatry. In a fresh and comprehensive way, it summarises knowledge about early parenting, including a critical analysis of parenting, what it means to be a "good enough parent", and its relationship to infant, parent and family outcomes. In addition to the psychiatric dimension, the book emphasises the biological aspects of parenting, parental psychopathology and normal and abnormal infant development.
With a Foreword by Charles H. Zeanah
Praise for Parenting and Mental Health:
“Tyano, Keren, Herrman and Cox have edited a thoughtfully prepared guide on normal and abnormal parenting. They have, with enormous skill and wisdom, helped to unite the important aspects of pregnancy, infant and childhood development and parenting for adult and child and adolescent psychiatrists. World–class internationally recognized clinicians and researchers help make this book useful throughout the world. This is a masterful, culturally sensitive and important book which provides a long overdue and much needed guide on relationships among children, parents and families.”
Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., Professor and Associate Chair for Integrated Medical and Psychiatric Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, USA
“During recent decades, progress in the field of infant mental health has been revolutionary; at the same time, there has been rapid development in women’s mental health. By bringing these two together, this pioneering book leads its readers to the vital new focal po int around perinatal mental health. The book integrates the origins of developmental psychiatry in attachment and systemic contexts and shows concretely how relationship experiences and biology interact when new life begins.
After describing the fascinating world of early parenting, the book focuses on problems, difficulties and disorders during this phase of life and above all on how to support, intervene and treat disorders in parenting. When infants, mothers and fathers are understood in a holistic way, professionals in many fields will be able to promote the transmission of meaningful life through parenthood and parenting.”
Tuula Tamminen, Professor of Child Psychiatry, University of Tampere, Finland; Past–President of World Association for Infant Mental Health, President of European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry


Spis treści:
Section 1. Parenting of the Fetus: beyond the concept of pregnancy Normal Processes.
1. Patterns of mothers′ and fathers′ psychological reaction to pregnancy and to the bonding process (Joan Raphael–Leff).
2. The "competent" fetus (Sam Tyano and Miri Keren).
3. Single–parent pregnancies (Sam Tyano and Miri Keren).
4. Surrogate mothers (Olga BA  van den Akker).
At risk Pregnancies.
5. The impact of stress in pregnancy on the fetus, the infant and the child (Miri Keren).
6. Unintended pregnancies (Myriam Szejer).
7. Clinical challenges of adolescent motherhood (George Tarabulsy, Annie Bernier, Simon Larose, Fanie Roy, Caroline Moisan, Claire  Baudry).
8. Psychopathological states in the pregnant mother (Carol Henshaw).
9. When something goes wrong with the foetus: rights, wrongs and consequences (Julio Arboleda–Flores).
10. Multiple foetuses pregnancy and other medically high risk pregnancies (Micheline Garel, Eveline Charlemaine, Sylvain Missonier).
Assessment of prenat al parenting.
11. Prenatal self–report–questionnaires, scales, and interviews (Massimo Ammaniti, Renata Tambeli).
12. Observational tool: The Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play (Elisabeth Fivaz–Depeursinge, France Frascarolo,  Antoinette Corboz–Warnery).
Treatment of abnormal states during pregnancy.
13. Psychopharmacological treatments during pregnancy. Risks and benefits for the mother and her infantPsychopharmacological treatment (Martin St Andre and Brigitte Martin).
14. Psychotherapeutic and psychosocial, individual and family interventions for abnormal states during pregnancy (Prabha Chandra, Geetha Desai, Veena A.Satyanarayana).
Section 2. Delivery and birth.
15. Perinatal loss: its immediate and long–term impact on parenting (Miri Keren).
Section 3. Parenting of the infant during the first year of life Normal processes.
16. Transition to parenthood (Antoine Guedeney, Suzana Tereno).
17.   Role of parenting in the development of the infant′s interpersonal abilities (Deborah Wetherson & Hiram Fitzgerald).
18.   Welcoming a Stranger: cultural and social aspects of parenting (Nathalie Zajde, Catherine Grandsard).
19.   Filicide: parents who murder their child (Sam Tyano,  John Cox).
Parental risk factors for parenthood.
20. Maternal Postnatal Mental Disorder: How Does It Affect The Young child? (John Cox, Joanne Barton).
21. Psychopathological states in the father and their impact on parentin (Mike O′Hara, Sheehan Fisher).
22. The impact of trauma on parents and infants (Joy Osofsky ,Howard J. Osofsky Erika Bocknek).
23. Substance problems: Bridging the gap between infant and adult (Ilana Crome).
Environmental risk factors for parenthood.
24. Foster parenting (Yvon Gauthier).
25. Parenting a chronically ill infant (Barbara Melamed).
26. Parenting an infant born of rape (Frances Salo).
27. Parenting an infant with a disability (Stella Woodward, Sheila Hollins, Kathryn Hollins).
28. Being a parent with a disability (Adil Akram, Sheila Hollins).
29. Parenthood: the impact of immigration (Olivier Taieb, Thierry Baubet, Dalila Rezzoug, Marie Rose Moro).
30. Parenting and poverty: a complex interaction (Marc Tomlinson).
Assessment of parenthood.
31. Assessment of parenting (Marc Bornstein, Magdalen Toole).
32. Principles of Effective Coparenting and Its Assessment in Infancy and Early Childhood (James McHale,  Elisabeth Fivaz Depeursinge).
33. Legal assessment of parenting competency (Jean–Victor Wittenberg).
Treatment of dysfunctional parenting.
34. Psychotropic drugs and lactation: to nurse or not to nurse (Zivanit Ergaz, Asher Ornoy).
35. Parent–Infant psychotherapies and indications for inpatient versus outpatient treatments (Kaija Puura, Palvi Kaukonen).
Pathological parenting: from the Infant′s perspective.
36. The symptomatology of a dysfunctional parent–infant relationship (Campbell Paul).
Concluding chapter.
37. Mental health of parents and infant health and development in resource–constrained settings: evidence gaps and implications for facilitating "good–enough parenting" in the 21st century world (Jane Fisher, Atif Rahman, Meena Cabral de Mello, Prabha Chandra, Helen Herrman).

Nota biograficzna:
Sam Tyano is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Tel–Aviv University.  He is also visiting Professor at Lille University, France.  Author of more than 200 scientific articles in international scientific journals,  and editor of three textbooks on psychiatry, child psychiatry and ADHD. His main scientific interests are suicidal adolescents, ADHD, infant psychiatry, personality disorders and PTSD.
Miri Keren, also of Tel–Aviv University, is President of the World Association of Infant Mental Health.
John Cox is apast President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He was awarded the Marcé Medal in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the field of perinatal psychiatry and he served as President of the Marcé Society.
Helen Herrman is Director, WHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health., Melbourne; Secretary for Publications, World Psychiatric Association; Regional Vice–President Oceania, World Federation for Mental Health; and Vice–President of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology. 

Okładka tylna:
Across all cultures parenting is the foundation of family life. It is the domain where adult mental health meets infant development. Beginning in pregnancy, parenting involves many conscious and unconscious processes which have recently been shown to a child′s development significantly. This book focuses on pregnancy and the first year of life, providing a thorough account of the points of encounter between adult and infant psychiatry. In a fresh and comprehensive way, it summarises knowledge about early parenting, including a critical analysis of parenting, what it means to be a "good enough parent", and its relationship to infant, parent and family outcomes. In addition to the psychiatric dimension, the book emphasises the biological aspects of parenting, parental psychopathology and normal and abnormal infant development.
With a Foreword by Charles H. Zeanah
Praise for Parenting and Mental Health:
“Tyano, Keren, Herrman and Cox have edited a thoughtfully prepared guide on normal and abnormal parenting. They have, with enormous skill and wisdom, helped to unite the important aspects of pregnancy, infant and childhood development and parenting for adult and child and adolescent psychiatrists. World–class internationally recognized clinicians and researchers help make this book usefu l throughout the world. This is a masterful, culturally sensitive and important book which provides a long overdue and much needed guide on relationships among children, parents and families.”
Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., Professor and Associate Chair for Integrated Medical and Psychiatric Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, USA
“During recent decades, progress in the field of infant mental health has been revolutionary; at the same time, there has been rapid development in women’s mental health. By bringing these two together, this pioneering book leads its readers to the vital new focal point around perinatal mental health. The book integrates the origins of developmental psychiatry in attachment and systemic contexts and shows concretely how relationship experiences and biology interact when new life begins.
After describing the fascinating world of early parenting, the book focuses on problems, difficulties and disorders during this phase of life and above all on how to support, intervene and treat disorders in parenting. When infants, mothers and fathers are understood in a holistic way, professionals in many fields will be able to promote the transmission of meaningful life through parenthood and parenting.”
Tuula Tamminen, Professor of Child Psychiatry, University of Tampere, Finland; Past–President of World Association for Infant Mental Health, President of European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry