The Psychosocial 'Diagnosis' of Depression in Mothers
An Exploration and Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G CROCKER, G R Crocker (University of Plymouth), Michael Sheppard (0000-0002-4250-0666, Institute of Social Work, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 601-620 |
| Publication date | 1999-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/29.4.601 |
| OpenAlex | W1963634169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
A high rate of depression amongst mothers in families subject to child and family care social work has been clearly established. Social workers do not, however, appear accurately to identify the presence of depression. There has, furthermore, been a reluctance to use reliable and valid instruments for the detection of depression which may in part be related to a concern about medical ideology and the potential pathologizing effect of using such instruments. Depression, however, remains an important issue and this paper suggests a means for identifying women at high risk of depression; in the process, firmly recasting the issue in psychosocial terms. Using classification trees, two strategies are developed through which mothers likely to be depressed are identified through the presence of particular combinations of psychosocial problems. The implications of this for practice are discussed.
Depression (economics) · Ideology · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |