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Men’s experiences of having a partner who requires Mother and Baby Unit admission for first episode postpartum psychosis
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Boddy, Rebecca, Gordon, Carolyn, MacCalllum, Fiona and McGuinness, Mary (2017) Men’s experiences of having a partner who requires Mother and Baby Unit admission for first episode postpartum psychosis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73 (2). pp. 399-409. doi:10.1111/jan.13110
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13110
Abstract
Aims
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of men during their partner's admission to a Mother and Baby Unit for first episode postpartum psychosis.
Background
Postpartum psychosis can be life-changing for women, however little is known about the impact on their partners or their partners' needs.
Design
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach was used to analyse interview transcripts.
Methods
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants. Interviews were conducted in 2014–2015.
Findings
Two main themes were identified: ‘What the f*** is going on?’ and ‘Time to figure out how your family works’. Partners experienced shock and confusion during postpartum psychosis onset. Most felt hospital admission was beneficial, although there were barriers to accessing help and involvement in their partner's care. A process of understanding changes to roles, relationships and family identity was described. Loss was a common experience, with a potentially lasting impact.
Conclusions
Men reported a range of challenging and positive experiences associated with their partner's postpartum psychosis. Improvements are needed in awareness of postpartum psychosis, access to appropriate services and support of partners.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Puerperal psychoses, Labor (Obstetrics), Men | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Advanced Nursing | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0309-2402 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 9 February 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 73 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 399-409 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/jan.13110 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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