Partners' experience of relationships following postnatal psychosis

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  How does postnatal psychosis affect partners' relationships with mother and baby?

• IRAS ID

  257480

• Contact name

  Angela Prout

• Contact email

  a.prout@tees.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Teesside University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 4 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Despite growing research into the effects of postnatal psychosis on mothers, there is a still a paucity of information regarding its impact on partners and particularly the impact on their personal relationships. It is recognised that there is a need to view the mothers and their babies as more than a dyadic relationship, and instead include the partner as part of a triadic relationship. This study therefore aims to explore how postnatal psychosis affects partners’ relationships with mother and baby. It will be conducted using a grounded theory qualitative design.

• REC name

  East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1

• REC reference

  19/ES/0083

• Date of REC Opinion

  16 Aug 2019

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion