作者
Natasha S Mauthner
发表日期
1998/8
期刊
Feminism & Psychology
卷号
8
期号
3
页码范围
325-355
出版商
Sage Publications
简介
The two most influential bodies of work on postnatal depression are studies informed by the medical model and feminist analyses. This article begins by reviewing medical and feminist theories, highlighting their contributions to our understanding of postnatal depression as well as their limitations. In particular, clinical studies have focused on the individual mother and her circumstances, while feminist theories have emphasized the sociopolitical context at the expense of the individual. This article argues that a relational approach, which takes `relationship' as a unit of analysis, and explores women's feelings in terms of their relationships to themselves, their interpersonal relationships, and their varying relationships to cultural and structural opportunities and constraints, provides a fruitful way of understanding postnatal depression. The article discusses a qualitative study of 18 women's experiences which aimed to …
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NS Mauthner - Feminism & Psychology, 1998