A Transactional Analysis of Motherhood and Disturbances in the Maternal

From Pre-Conception to Human Being
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-43138-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Innovations in Transactional Analysis: Theory and Practice

Grounded in research and clinical experience and with plenty of case examples, this book provides a relational Transactional Analysis diagnosis and treatment strategy to give immediate relief for maternal mental illness.

Maternal mental illness is common, painful, poorly understood, misdiagnosed and often unspoken. For many years this condition has been known as postnatal depression. Yet it is so much more than this with countless women experiencing a multitude of different types of distress in pregnancy and for many years post birth. This book covers not only those conditions commonly known but also explores other factors such as Artificial Reproductive Techniques, miscarriage, termination for fetal abnormality, birth trauma, and infertility and how to treat them. It highlights the true breadth, depth and costs of the maternal journey and emphasises the struggles all parents can experience, no matter where in the world they live.

Written in a clear and concise style, this book will be valuable reading for TA psychotherapists and students, and anyone wanting to enlarge their knowledge of motherhood and parenting.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haynes, Emma

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Something is Amiss with Motherhood - Disturbance  2. A Silent Problem - Understanding Maternal Mental Illness  3. What Are We Treating - Assessment and Diagnosis  4. Healing Through Relationship - Relational TA  5. Exploring the Dialectics of Survival and Potential Protocol (written in collaboration with Ronen Stillman)  6. The Fundamental Role of ‘Mother’ in an Infant’s Life - Attachment and Affect-Regulation  7. 1001 Ways to Devise a Treatment - Treatment Planning (with dialogue from members of Our Evolution)  8. Speaking Beyond Words - Using Creative Methods to Unlock Silence  9. A Joint Endeavour - Working with Couples (with contributions from Valeria Villa)  10. Freedom from Isolation - Working with Groups (with contributions from Valeria Villa and Sarah Crowley)  11. Losing a Sense of Self - Fathers and Partners (written in collaboration with Oliver Hunt)  12. Complex Presentations, Disturbance and Self-Care  13. Interconnectivity that is Human Being – The Inter-Relational  14. A Lifetime’s Reduction in Mental Illness?

Über Autor(innen)

Emma Haynes, PhD, MSc, UKCP, TSTA-P, Honorary Research Fellow, is a relational TA psychotherapist in private practice. She began to specialise in maternal mental illness when she realised how little support was on offer for women and parents experiencing difficulties in their parenting journey. She has written articles for several academic journals about this condition and is passionate about educating both the general public and healthcare practitioners on suitable treatment. She is also a founder member of www.ourevolution.eu an international network of perinatal psychotherapists.