Citation

Vik K, Hafting M. J. Reprod. Infant Psychol. 2009; 27(3): 287.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02646830802409645

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Fifteen mothers displaying depressive symptoms six weeks after giving birth were recruited from a health centre and participated in a study using the Marte Meo intervention method. Subsequent findings were promising; the mothers' viewing their interaction with their babies seemed to be the key to facilitating self-reflection, a renewed sense of vitality and increased capacity for mentalisation. This viewing thus had an overall positive influence on increasing sensitive mother-child interaction and decreasing maternal depressive symptoms. A conceptual model is outlined.

Keywords: postnatal depression; video interaction guidance; phenomenological approach; Marte Meo method; mother-baby interaction; qualitative analyses; self-reflection; mentalisation