Book contents
- Research Methods in Mental Health
- Reviews
- Research Methods in Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Section 1 Principles of Research
- Section 2 Tools and Methodologies
- Section 3 Contemporary Applications
- Chapter 12 Children’s and Neurodevelopmental Aspects of Mental Health
- Chapter 13 Women’s Mental Health
- Chapter 14 Mental Health in Developing Countries
- Chapter 15 Social Psychiatry
- Chapter 16 Current Trends
- Index
- References
Chapter 15 - Social Psychiatry
from Section 3 - Contemporary Applications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2025
Book contents
- Research Methods in Mental Health
- Reviews
- Research Methods in Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Section 1 Principles of Research
- Section 2 Tools and Methodologies
- Section 3 Contemporary Applications
- Chapter 12 Children’s and Neurodevelopmental Aspects of Mental Health
- Chapter 13 Women’s Mental Health
- Chapter 14 Mental Health in Developing Countries
- Chapter 15 Social Psychiatry
- Chapter 16 Current Trends
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter we provide an introduction to psychiatric research in the perinatal period, a very crucial time for women’s mental health. We begin the chapter with an overview of perinatal psychiatry and the importance of conducting research in this field. We discuss some of the key considerations in determining the quality of information in published studies, with a focus on factors that may affect perinatal psychiatric research, and present examples of published research demonstrating these key considerations. We then give an overview of the challenges and opportunities for perinatal psychiatric research. Finally, we present some of the emerging topics in this field and provide the reader with online resources where they can find out more about perinatal psychiatric research.
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