Dr Jane Hanley President of the International Marce Society, Swansea University
The Marcé Society - named after the French psychiatrist Louis Victor Marcé (1828-1864) In 1858, he wrote: Traité de la Folie des femmes enceintes, des nouvelles accouchées et des nourrices (Treatise on psychoses of pregnant women, and newly delivered and nursing mothers)
Concerned with: Maternal mental health The infant The father The family Impact of poor maternal and paternal mental health on society.
The membership is growing worldwide, with members in over 30 countries. Subgroups in: Australasia UK & Ireland, Spain Turkey Solid representation from differing countries would ensure that every mother, wherever she is, has access to the best mental health care
“ The infant’s transactions with the early socio-emotional environment indelibly influence the evolution of brain structures responsible for the individual’s socio- emotional functioning for the rest of the lifespan ” (Schore 2001)
We can make a difference if sufficient people from all professions contribute to: The growing body of research. The development of ideas to enhance mental well being Encouragement of good practice Raising the awareness of perinatal illnesses in families
Diamond – very expensive Gold 6 copies yearly of The Archives of Women’s Mental Health Journal Silver
Painting depicts a mother whose descent into madness culminates in her murder of her children. Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.”
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