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Dr Jane Hanley President of the International Marce Society, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dr Jane Hanley President of the International Marce Society, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dr Jane Hanley President of the International Marce Society, Swansea University The Marc Society - named after the French psychiatrist Louis Victor Marc (1828-1864) In 1858, he wrote: Trait de la Folie des femmes enceintes, des nouvelles
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Concerned with:
Maternal mental health The infant The father The family Impact of poor maternal and paternal mental
health on society.
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The membership is growing worldwide, with members in over 30 countries. Subgroups in:
Australasia UK & Ireland, Spain Turkey
Solid representation from differing countries would ensure that every mother, wherever she is, has access to the best mental health care
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“The infant’s
transactions with the early socio-emotional environment indelibly influence the evolution
- f brain structures
responsible for the individual’s socio- emotional functioning for the rest of the lifespan” (Schore 2001)
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We can make a difference if sufficient people from all professions contribute to:
The growing body of research. The development of ideas to enhance mental
well being
Encouragement of good practice Raising the awareness of perinatal illnesses in
families
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Diamond – very expensive Gold 6 copies yearly of The Archives of Women’s Mental Health Journal Silver
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Painting depicts a
mother whose descent into madness culminates in her murder of her children.
Whom the gods would
destroy, they first make mad.”
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