PPP: The role of the baby as both the cause and agent of recovery for
women suffering from postpartum psychosis is part of the clinical and
research work of Triple P Research Network member Dr Anja Wittkowski. Two qualitative studies at the centre of this work were presented at the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies in Melbourne last month. Dr Wittkowski’s research focuses on a time when most women
anticipating the arrival of their baby are hoping to feel wonderful. But
some may find themselves frightened, confused and, more than likely,
sectioned under their country’s relevant Mental Health Act.
