Maternal Depression and Child Care: The Significance for Social Work and Social Work Research

In: Adoption & fostering: quarterly journal, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 10-16

Abstract

Could an effective response to maternal depression help prevent unnecessary admissions to accommodation or care? Michael Sheppard presents evidence that maternal depression is both likely to be widespread in families already receiving social work help, and to have a significant impact on the capacity of mothers to adequately care for their children.