Infanticide and its relationship with postpartum psychosis: a critical interpretive synthesis

IF 2.1 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Journal of Criminal Psychology Pub Date : 2020-09-28 DOI:10.1108/JCP-05-2020-0018
Nicole Jansen van Rensburg, R. Spies, Lelanie Malan
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This study aims to synthesise the available literature on the phenomenon of infanticide within the context of postpartum psychosis from a novel perspective using critical interpretive synthesis (CIS). The study placed its focus on the environmental aspects involved in the phenomenon of postpartum psychosis where the outcome was infanticide, as well as the chosen method of inflicting death.,CIS is a reviewing method that synthesises existing literature into a coherent frame with the exploration of literature at its core. CIS results in a natural critique of the body of literature and was critical to the study and its findings. The study ultimately found five synthetic constructs related to environmental aspects and method of inflicting death.,These included prior psychiatric history and care, demographics of perpetrators, perceptions on motherhood, profile on victims such as age and the method of death and, finally, the presence of “warning behaviour”. Reflections on the current state of the literature formed an important part of the study and enabled the authors to make recommendations for future research.,The age of the literature acts as a limitation to the study, there is a need for updated to research to inform our current historical context. In addition, most of the included studies was based in developed countries which may impact on generalisability. The aim of he study was not to include an exhaustive body of literature, thus other relevant literature may have not been included. Some included studies did not solely focus on the concept of infanticide within the context of postpartum psychosis. Although efforts were made to ensure rigour, it is accepted that different researchers may come to different conclusion in inherently qualitative means of enquiry such as CIS. These included prior psychiatric history and care, demographics of perpetrators, perceptions on motherhood, profile on victims such as age and the method of death and, finally, the presence of “warning behaviour”. Reflections on the current state of the literature formed an important part of the study and enabled the authors to make recommendations for future research.,The study has not been published previously and all sources are credited. This study made a contribution by indicating important misconceptions about motherhood and the demography associated with infanticide in postpartum psychosis. It also highlighted the need for updated empirical research that may have implications for policy and practice
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本研究旨在使用批判性解释综合(CIS),从一个新颖的角度综合现有的关于产后精神病背景下杀婴现象的文献。这项研究的重点是产后精神病现象所涉及的环境因素,其结果是杀婴,以及所选择的致死方法。,CIS是一种以探索文学为核心,将现有文献综合成一个连贯的框架的审查方法。CIS产生了对文学本体的自然批判,对研究及其发现至关重要。该研究最终发现了五种与环境因素和致死方法有关的合成结构。,其中包括既往精神病史和护理、犯罪者的人口统计、对母亲的看法、受害者的概况,如年龄和死亡方法,最后还有“警告行为”的存在。对文献现状的反思是本研究的重要组成部分,并使作者能够为未来的研究提出建议。,文学的时代限制了研究,有必要更新研究以告知我们当前的历史背景。此外,大多数纳入的研究都是在发达国家进行的,这可能会影响通用性。该研究的目的不是包括详尽的文献,因此可能没有包括其他相关文献。一些纳入的研究并不仅仅关注产后精神病背景下的杀婴概念。尽管我们努力确保严谨性,但人们普遍认为,不同的研究人员可能会在本质上定性的调查手段(如CIS)中得出不同的结论。其中包括既往精神病史和护理、犯罪者的人口统计、对母亲的看法、受害者的概况,如年龄和死亡方法,最后还有“警告行为”的存在。对文献现状的反思是本研究的重要组成部分,并使作者能够为未来的研究提出建议。,这项研究以前没有发表过,所有来源都是可信的。这项研究通过指出产后精神病患者对母性和与杀婴相关的人口学的重要误解做出了贡献。它还强调需要更新可能对政策和实践产生影响的实证研究
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