Myths of motherhood. The role of culture in the development of postpartum depression

OBJECTIVES: This paper intends to offer a theoretical insight into the myths of motherhood and how these myths can bear on the pathogenesis of postpartum depression. METHODS: From a man's view motherhood is conceptualized as a necessary stage in the progress towards the attainment of femininity...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Ambrosini, Giovanni Stanghellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2012-01-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712012000300008&lng=en&tlng=en