Mental Health of Parents and Infant Health and Development in Resource-Constrained Settings: Evidence Gaps and Implications for Facilitating ‘Good-Enough Parenting’ in the Twenty-First-Century World
Jane Fisher
Centre for Women's Health, Gender and Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3010, Australia
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University of Liverpool, Child Mental Health Unit, Alder Hey Children's NHS, Foundation Trust, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMeena Cabral de Mello
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 22 Avenue Appia, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorPrabha S. Chandra
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, India
Search for more papers by this authorHelen Herrman
ORYGEN Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJane Fisher
Centre for Women's Health, Gender and Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3010, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAtif Rahman
University of Liverpool, Child Mental Health Unit, Alder Hey Children's NHS, Foundation Trust, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMeena Cabral de Mello
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 22 Avenue Appia, Geneva, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorPrabha S. Chandra
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, India
Search for more papers by this authorHelen Herrman
ORYGEN Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorSam Tyano
Professor Emeritus Vice President
Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, P.O.B. 65352, Ramut Aviv Gimel, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorMiri Keren
Head Director President
Tel Aviv University, Geha Mental Health Center, Helsinky str. 1., P.O.B. 102, Petach Tikvah 49100, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorHelen Herrman
Professor of Psychiatry Director
ORYGEN Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJohn Cox
Professor Emeritus
University of Gloucestershire, 58 St Stephens Rd, Cheltenham GL51 3AE, UK
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This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Social model of mental health
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Parenting and mothers' social position
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Human rights, mental health and child health and development
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Promotion of infant health and development and prevention of maternal mental health problems
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Preventing and ameliorating maternal mental health problems and potential benefits for infant health and development
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Addressing the social determinants of compromised early childhood development and maternal mental health problems
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Implications for facilitating ‘good-enough parenting’ in the communities of the twenty-first century
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Conclusion
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