Table of Contents

1 Learning from women's experience of mental illness

2 Understanding mental health: theoretical approaches

3 Promoting mental well-being

4 The development and organisation of contemporary mental health services

5 Common mental health disorders

6 Serious mental illness and the midwife

7 Body image: change, dissatisfaction and disturbance

8 Substance misuse and mental health

9 Domestic abuse, violence and mental health

10 Suicide and self-harm

11 Who cares for the carer? Support for the midwife

12 Mental health, mental illness and pregnancy

Appendix Useful websites

Index

Reviews

"The book is highly readable, covers an area in which there is little material directed specifically at midwives, and is sure to increase understanding of and compassion for women facing mental health problems."
The Practising Midwife, April 2008