Background
Brockington, Ian Fraser was born on December 12, 1935 in Chillington, England. Son of Colin Fraser and Joyce Margaret (Furze) Brockington.
(This volume aims to display the great variety of disorder...)
This volume aims to display the great variety of disorders which can occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, which make childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. It provides a comprehensive summary of knowledge on the subject, set in a historical context, as a foundation for research. It sets out to show how distressed mothers can be helped in many ways and restored to mental health.
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(Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothe...)
Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothers caring for infants and small children suffer from depression and other forms of mental illness. It is essential that they are understood, since a great deal can be done to help them and to promote their mental health. This book analyzes the variety of mental disorders that often occur during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period, thus making childbearing the most complex psychological event in human experience. Brockington provides a summary of our current knowledge on the subject, set in a historical context, as a foundation for research. There are chapters on infertility, mental health during pregnancy, postpartum disorders, infant loss, the mother-infant relationship, child abuse, infanticide, the effects on the family, and services for mentally ill mothers. The volume features 300 case descriptions and personal accounts. It will interest all professionals in the medical, nursing and social professions.
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Brockington, Ian Fraser was born on December 12, 1935 in Chillington, England. Son of Colin Fraser and Joyce Margaret (Furze) Brockington.
MBBChir, Cambridge University, 1961. Master of Philosophy, London University, 1972. Doctor of Medicine, Cambridge University, 1974.
House physician Royal Postgrad Medical School, 1964. Research fellow University Ibadan, 1966-1969. Research worker Institute Psychiatry, London, 1972-1975.
Visiting professor University Chicago, 1980-1981, Washington University St. Louis, 1981. Professor Psychiatry University Birmingham, since 1983. Founder, 1st president Marcé Society, 1980-1984, Section of Women's Mental Health, World Psychiatric Association, since 1993.
(This volume aims to display the great variety of disorder...)
(Maternal mental health is of vital importance. Many mothe...)
Author: Motherhood and Mental Health, 1996. Contributor numerous articles to professional journals.
Fellow Royal College Physicians and Psychiatrists. Member European Psychiatric Association (committee member).
Family activities, choral singing, French and Italian literature, restoring tudor farmhouse.
Married Diana Hilary Pink Brockington, August 1, 1969. Children: Daniel, Alice Rose, Grace Ellen, Samuel Fraser.