Marcé society
The Marcé Society is an international specialist society for pregnancy- associated mental illnesses.
Foundation and international development
The society was initiated in June 1980 by the British psychiatrist Ian Brockington and founded at an international conference. The company is named after the French psychiatrist Louis Victor Marcé (1828–1864), the author of the book "Traité de la Folie des Femmes Enceintes, des Nouvelles Accouches et des Nourices, et Considérations Médico-légales qui se Rattachent a ce Sujet" ( "The treatment of the madness of pregnant women, newly born and breastfeeding women and medical law considerations"). The English-language Marcé Society publishes a regular newsletter and holds a conference every 2 years.
In the meantime, the specialist society has expanded internationally. It has existed in Australia since 1995 and in France since 1998. The German-speaking Marcé Society was founded in 2000. The initiator was the doctor Mario Lanczik, the first chairwoman until 2006 was Christiane Hornstein. She was followed by Anton Bergant. Patricia Trautmann-Villalba, Institute for Peripartal Interventions (Frankfurt am Main) is currently chairwoman. The German-speaking Marcé Society for Perinatal Psychiatry eV publishes a bulletin twice a year and organizes an annual conference for all specialist groups working perinatally, such as doctors, psychiatrists, midwives, social workers and leaders of self-help groups.
tasks and goals
The company's tasks include education and public relations work, de-stigmatization of pregnancy-associated mental illnesses and representing the interests of affected mothers in health policy. From a medical point of view, she advocates the improvement of preventive measures, the development of outpatient and inpatient treatment concepts for affected women, the establishment of specialized treatment facilities and the promotion of research on the developmental conditions as well as the psychosocial and biological factors of pregnancy-associated mental illnesses. In addition, the professional association advocates interdisciplinary cooperation and organizes advanced training events for all professional groups involved.
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