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Erschienen in: Archives of Women's Mental Health 4/2013

01.08.2013 | Review Article

Perinatal depression: a review of US legislation and law

verfasst von: Ann M. Rhodes, Lisa S. Segre

Erschienen in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Ausgabe 4/2013

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Abstract

Accumulating research documenting the prevalence and negative effects of perinatal depression, together with highly publicized tragic critical incidents of suicide and filicide by mothers with postpartum psychosis, have fueled a continuum of legislation. Specialists in perinatal mental health should recognize how their work influences legislative initiatives and penal codes, and take this into consideration when developing perinatal services and research. Yet, without legal expertise, the status of legislative initiatives can be confusing. To address this shortfall, we assembled an interdisciplinary team of academics specializing in law, as well as perinatal mental health, to summarize these issues. This review presents the relevant federal and state legislation and summarizes the criminal codes that governed the court decisions on cases in which a mother committed filicide because of postpartum psychosis. Moreover, the review aims to help researchers and providers who specialize in perinatal depression understand their role in this legal landscape
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Metadaten
Titel
Perinatal depression: a review of US legislation and law
verfasst von
Ann M. Rhodes
Lisa S. Segre
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2013
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Archives of Women's Mental Health / Ausgabe 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-013-0359-6

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