title: Expectations they cannot meet: Understanding postnatal depression.
abstract: While many medical explanations have been presented to explain the cause of postnatal depression, there is a strong argument that it may be due to psychological distress. Offering mothers a less idealised image of motherhood and greater child care support may help to undermine feelings of dependence, isolation and low self-support, which are known to lead to depression.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Adcock
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012649:Self Concept; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support