Mothers’ and fathers’ intrusive thoughts of infant harm in the perinatal period

Helliwell, Alison (2020). Mothers’ and fathers’ intrusive thoughts of infant harm in the perinatal period. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

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Abstract

This thesis is comprised of three chapters. Chapter One is a literature review with meta-analysis of studies reporting the event rate of mothers’ intrusive thoughts of harm towards their infant during the perinatal period. The findings indicated a pooled prevalence of 76% for thoughts of accidental harm and 24% for thoughts of intentional harm. Chapter Two is an empirical study investigating fathers’ intrusive thoughts of harm towards their infant. Results revealed that 99% of fathers experienced thoughts of accidental harm and 69% of fathers experienced thoughts of intentional harm towards their infant. Chapter Three consists of two press releases presenting the findings to the wider public.

Type of Work: Thesis (Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.)
Award Type: Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.
Supervisor(s):
Supervisor(s)EmailORCID
Law, Gary U.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jones, ChristopherUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Licence: All rights reserved
College/Faculty: Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Life & Environmental Sciences
School or Department: School of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology
Funders: None/not applicable
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
URI: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/11120

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