Whall’s evaluation criteria is being applied to gather knowledge of the theoretical adequacy regarding Beck’s Theory of Postpartum Depression. The research article “From Practice to Midrange Theory and Back Again” chronicles this substantive midrange nursing theory of Cheryl Tatano Beck (Lasiuk & Ferguson, 2005). As referenced by the authors, the major concepts of Beck’s theory are clearly identified as loss of control, encountering terror, dying of self, struggling to survive, and regaining control (Lasiuk & Ferguson, 2005).
Beck first determined the core concept or basic psychological issue of postpartum mood disorder as loss of control (Beck, 1993). Women suffering from this disorder lack control over their emotions,