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Pentadic Cartography: Mapping Postpartum Psychosis Narratives
1University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Qualitative Health Research
|July 11, 2020
Summary
Online narratives of postpartum psychosis offer catharsis and sociopolitical expression. Analysis revealed tensions between the mother (agent) and her symptoms (act), and between difficult settings (scene) and the mother, guiding clinical interventions.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Sociology
- Digital Humanities
Background:
- Online platforms facilitate sharing personal experiences with postpartum psychosis.
- Narrative analysis offers a framework for understanding these experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze online narratives of postpartum psychosis using Burke's narrative analysis.
- To identify key tensions within these narratives to inform clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of eight online narratives from the Action on Postpartum Psychosis website.
- Application of Burke's narrative analysis, focusing on the pentad: scene, act, purpose, agent, and agency.
- Identification of ratio imbalances between narrative elements.
Main Results:
- The most frequent ratio imbalance was between Agent (mother) and Act (hallucinations/delusions).
- The second most frequent imbalance was between Scene (psychiatric ward, ECT room, nighttime) and Agent (mother).
Conclusions:
- Narrative analysis of postpartum psychosis experiences highlights specific areas of maternal distress.
- Identified tensions between the mother and her symptoms/environment can guide targeted clinical interventions.
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