1. A Comparative Study of the Experiences of a Group of Hong Kong Chinese and Australian Women Diagnosed With Postnatal Depression
- Author
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Sally Wai-Chi Chan, Victoria Williamson, Helen McCutcheon, Chan, Sally Wai-Chi, Williamson, Victoria, and McCutcheon, Helen
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Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,qualitative experience ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Family Conflict ,Social Values ,postnatal depression ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Psychological intervention ,Anger ,White People ,Depression, Postpartum ,Young Adult ,Asian People ,Secondary analysis ,South Australia ,Cultural values ,Humans ,Medicine ,Psychiatry ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,media_common ,Chinese ,Parenting ,Australian ,business.industry ,Gender Identity ,General Medicine ,Guilt ,Hong Kong ,Female ,Pshychiatric Mental Health ,business ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Purpose: This study examined the experiences of postnatal depression between a group of Chinese and Caucasian women. Design & methods: This was a secondary analysis of two phenomenological studies. Thirty-five Chinese women and 12 Australian women were interviewed. Findings: Women felt being trapped in the depression. The Hong Kong women attributed their depression to their mothers-in-law and husbands, and expressed much anger. The Australian women attributed their depression to not being able to live up to the ideal mother image, and felt guilty. Practice implications: Interventions were recommended with consideration for the cultural values that influenced women's experiences of postnatal depression. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2009