The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview

Sociocultural contexts of motherhood have been found to have a link with postnatal depression. Malaysia has a wide-range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds that offers a wonderful chance to understand the different role of cultures and postnatal practices in relation to postnatal depression. The pur...

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Main Authors: Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai, Cheyne, Helen, Maxwell, Margaret
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling iium-649482018-08-03T05:59:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64948/ The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Cheyne, Helen Maxwell, Margaret RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention RG551 Pregnancy RT71 Study and Teaching Sociocultural contexts of motherhood have been found to have a link with postnatal depression. Malaysia has a wide-range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds that offers a wonderful chance to understand the different role of cultures and postnatal practices in relation to postnatal depression. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the link between the Malaysian healthcare system, social and cultural context, the existing health policy and postnatal depression. This paper highlights that while there are different levels of nurses who work collaboratively to manage pregnant and postnatal mothers in the maternal and child health clinic, the focus of their care is more on physical health. The international guidelines for diagnosing PND were not commonly used within the clinics, although the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has been widely used within psychiatric setting in Malaysia. There is no formal mechanism or assessment to detect PND in the clinics. There were no guidelines found that specifically focused on the management of PND. It is questionable whether the current approaches to promote and manage maternal mental health in Malaysia have a sense of cultural-based strategies. These significant gaps call for empirical evidence that explicitly focussed on the experiences and perceptions of PND in Malaysia. 2018-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64948/1/64948_The%20context%20of%20postnatal%20depression.pdf Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai and Cheyne, Helen and Maxwell, Margaret (2018) The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview. The Malaysian Journal of Nursing, 10 (1). 0-0. ISSN 2231-7007 E-ISSN 2462-246X http://www.mjn.com.my/articles_vwful.aspx?transid=88329929-d7d3-40bf-bbf7-78f0b4eb89ed
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topic RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
RG551 Pregnancy
RT71 Study and Teaching
spellingShingle RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
RG551 Pregnancy
RT71 Study and Teaching
Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Cheyne, Helen
Maxwell, Margaret
The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview
description Sociocultural contexts of motherhood have been found to have a link with postnatal depression. Malaysia has a wide-range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds that offers a wonderful chance to understand the different role of cultures and postnatal practices in relation to postnatal depression. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the link between the Malaysian healthcare system, social and cultural context, the existing health policy and postnatal depression. This paper highlights that while there are different levels of nurses who work collaboratively to manage pregnant and postnatal mothers in the maternal and child health clinic, the focus of their care is more on physical health. The international guidelines for diagnosing PND were not commonly used within the clinics, although the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has been widely used within psychiatric setting in Malaysia. There is no formal mechanism or assessment to detect PND in the clinics. There were no guidelines found that specifically focused on the management of PND. It is questionable whether the current approaches to promote and manage maternal mental health in Malaysia have a sense of cultural-based strategies. These significant gaps call for empirical evidence that explicitly focussed on the experiences and perceptions of PND in Malaysia.
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author Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Cheyne, Helen
Maxwell, Margaret
author_facet Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Cheyne, Helen
Maxwell, Margaret
author_sort Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
title The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview
title_short The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview
title_full The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview
title_fullStr The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview
title_full_unstemmed The context of postnatal depression in Malaysia: an overview
title_sort context of postnatal depression in malaysia: an overview
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/64948/
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