Download or read book Maternal Mental Health: A Guide for Health and Social Workers written by Sally Field and published by Bettercare. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maternal Mental Health demystifies maternal mental distress and mental illness and provides a clear guide to supporting mental health in the perinatal period. Chapters cover: - Basics of maternal mental health - Identifying maternal mental illness - Making referrals for maternal mental illness - Helping mothers with mental health problems - Special issues in maternal mental health, including poverty, HIV, teenage pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, termination, adoption, refugees, substance abuse, domestic abuse, child abuse, suicide and pregnancy loss - Resources for screening and supporting mothers.