Family mental health research – the importance of adopting a family lens in the perinatal period and beyond.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Bergunde, L.; Rihm, L.; Lange, L.-S.; Darwin, Z.; Iles, J.; Garthus-Niegel, S.
- Source
- Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology. Jul2024, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p565-568. 4p.
- Subject
- *FAMILIES & psychology
*COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*PROBLEM solving
*MEDICAL research
*QUALITY of life
*FAMILY support
*PERINATAL period
*WELL-being
- Language
- ISSN
- 0264-6838
The article offers information on the importance of adopting a family lens in perinatal mental health research and emphasizes the need to understand family dynamics beyond the perinatal period. Topics include the concept of 'family mental health' and its broad; the significance of multidirectional interfamily interactions; and key research gaps in understanding family mental health.