Main description:

- Contributors from diverse backgrounds and specializations make for a rich collection of ideas that is relevant in a wide range of mental health contexts - As populations grow more diverse and global, this theme is likely to remain important

Contents:

Preface Julia Kristeva Introduction Genevieve Welsh 1. Parenthood in migration: how to face multiplicity Marie Rose Moro, Olivier Taieb, Sara Skandrani 2. The involvement of fathers in exile on the perinatal scene Claire Mestre, Lia Fort-Jacques, Estelle Gioan 3. Managing encounters with otherness: transcultural approaches in a French maternity unit Rahmeth Radjack, Marie Rose Moro 4. Psychological approaches in perinatal health for refugees: an ethno-psychoanalytic viewpoint Saskia Von Overbeck Ottino 5. Immigrant mothers Usha Tummala-Narra 6. Spirit possession and motherhood Genevieve Welsh 7. Specific challenges faced by children of immigrants Salman Akhtar 8. Holding and handling a child from a different cultural cradle: Parenting in a context of international adoption Mayssa' El Husseini, Aureilie Harf, Sara Skandrani, Marie Rose Moro 9. Going through adolescence with immigrant parents in Chile Gabriela Guzman