Women’s mental health: A “wish-list” for the DSM V
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This article highlights four areas of mental health affecting women in the reproductive age group which, in the author's opinion, are poorly dealt with in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM IV) (American Psychiatric Association 1994). These are depression occurring during pregnancy; childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder; disorders of parent-to-infant attachment and perinatal bereavement. It is suggested that, if these could be better addressed in the forthcoming DSM V, this would provide a very significant impetus for improved education of health professionals, as well as better recognition and earlier intervention in these disorders. As these are relatively common disorders, a very large number of women and their families would potentially benefit.
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Greater appreciation of attachment can help clinicians recognize symptoms of depression associated with stillbirth, long after hospitalization.
“Greater appreciation of such attachment can help clinicians recognize symptoms of depression associated with stillbirth, long after hospitalization [42,43].”
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- Authors
- Condon, J.
- Affiliations
- Flinders University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Condon, John
- ORCID
- Condon, John
- Venue
- Archives of Women's Mental Health
- Published
- 2010-02
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-10
- ISSN
- 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-1102
- OpenAlex
- W2078063474
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 0.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Keywords
- women's mental health, DSM-5, diagnostic criteria, perinatal depression, pregnancy, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, childbirth, parent-infant attachment, perinatal bereavement, early intervention
- MeSH terms
- Attitude to Health, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Women's Health, Depression, Postpartum, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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