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Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence
Keeling, June J. Laws, Thomas
Keeling, June J.
Laws, Thomas
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2018-01-23
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Intimate partner violence during the perinatal period is a significant public health
problem that remains under-screened, under-diagnosed and under-treated. The
establishment of evidence based guidelines to aid Health Visitors in providing provide
support for couples experiencing violence has been hampered by the complex
interplay between maternal and paternal mental health problems and violence.
Our study explored the experiences of UK fathers voluntarily engaged with services
designed to redeem their ideation to violence.
The findings indicate that a tendency to violence was increased by stresses associated
with the transition to parenthood. Men felt pressured by concerns for their partners'
mental health, changes to their relationship with the mother, sleep disturbances and
the burden of infant care they assumed when the mother could no longer cope.
Health Visitors are ideally situated to assess for factors linked to the emergence of
violence and pre-empt the support needed to minimise its occurrence.
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Laws, T., & Keeling, J. (2018). Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence. Journal of Health Visiting, 6(1), 40-47. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2018.6.1.40
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MA Healthcare
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Journal of Health Visiting
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Health Visiting, copyright © MA Education, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/10.12968/johv.2018.6.1.40
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