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Den Besten-Bertholee D, Touw DJ, Damer EA, Mian P, Ter Horst PGJ. Sertraline, citalopram and paroxetine in lactation: passage into breastmilk and infant exposure. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1414677. [PMID: 38841362 PMCID: PMC11150716 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1414677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to investigate the plasma and breastmilk concentrations for sertraline, citalopram and paroxetine for assessment of the Milk/Plasma (M/P) ratio and Absolute Infant Dose (AID), and to determine actual infant drug exposure through breastfeeding. Subsequently, informed recommendations will be formulated regarding the advisability of breastfeeding in women undergoing treatment with the three most widely used antidepressants. Methods A pharmacokinetic study in lactating women and their infants using sertraline, citalopram or paroxetine was performed. Paired breastmilk and plasma samples and single point infant plasma samples were collected to determine antidepressant concentrations. An Area Under the Curve (AUC) based approach with the trapezoidal rule was used to calculate M/P ratios and AID for all three antidepressants by combining all measured concentrations for the same dose. Results Thirty-seven lactating women and their infants participated in this study. 111 paired breastmilk and plasma samples and 37 single point infant plasma samples were collected. Detectable concentrations of sertraline, citalopram and paroxetine were present in all breastmilk samples. For sertraline and citalopram M/P ratio is above one, indicating higher breastmilk than plasma concentrations, however, drug exposure by breastmilk did not lead to detectable plasma drug levels in any of the 15 infants for sertraline, for nine (out of 13) infants for citalopram and for eight (out of nine) infants for paroxetine. Conclusion Given the well-known benefits of breastfeeding, our findings support breastfeeding of infants by mothers who are taking sertraline, citalopram or paroxetine is safe. Sertraline and paroxetine are the preferred antidepressants during breastfeeding, reaching mostly undetectable infant drug levels.
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Section Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Section Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Uguz F, Sharma V, Boyce P, Clark CT, Galbally M, Koukopoulos A, Marsh W, Stevens A, Viguera A. Prophylactic Management of Women With Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period: Clinical Scenario-Based Practical Recommendations From A Group of Perinatal Psychiatry Authors. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2023; 43:434-452. [PMID: 37683233 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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ABSTRACT Many women with bipolar disorder experience episodes of illness or relapses over the perinatal period, especially in the immediate postpartum period. Risks associated with treated/untreated psychopathologies and fetal exposure to bipolar medications make the management of bipolar disorder during these periods challenging for clinicians and patients. In light of the available effectiveness and reproductive safety data, the current clinical update based on the opinions of a group of international perinatal psychiatry authors recommends general considerations and specific management strategies for each possible clinical scenario, including mixed features, predominant polarity, diagnosis of subtypes of bipolar disorder, severity of previous episodes, and risk of recurrence of mood episodes.
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- Faruk Uguz
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario; Lawson Health Research Institute; Parkwood Institute Mental Health, Perinatal Mental Health Clinic, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, La Sapienza University of Rome; Centro Lucio Bini, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA.
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- Centre for Bipolar Disorders, Dimence Group, Deventer, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Psychiatry, the Netherlands
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- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, Cleveland, OH
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Chen YJ, Strodl E, Hou XY, Wu CA, Chen JY, Huang LH, Yin XN, Wen GM, Sun DL, Xian DX, Yang GY, Chen WQ. Parent-child interactions in early life mediating association between prenatal maternal stress and autistic-like behaviors among preschoolers. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2023; 28:2156-2168. [PMID: 35477332 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2070226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A range of studies have shown that prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) exposure is associated with offspring autistic-like behaviors, however the potential pathways remain unexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of parent-child interactions in early life in the association between PNMS exposure and preschoolers' autistic-like behaviors. Data from 65,928 child-parent dyads were obtained via a primary caregiver-reported questionnaire administered as part of the Longhua Child Cohort Study. To strengthen confidence in the reliability of the results, the analyses were initially conducted on a random selection of 70% of the total sample, and then validated on the remaining 30% of the sample. Analysis of covariance and multiple linear models were employed to estimate the associations between PNMS exposure, parent-child interactions in early life, and children's autistic-like behaviors. The results showed that PNMS exposure was positively associated with the presence of autistic-like behaviors at preschool age. The total indirect effect of the frequency of positive parent-child interactions in early life accounted for 9.69% or 8.99% of the variance of the association. Our findings indicate that parent-child interactions in early life might function as potential mediators of the association between PNMS and the increased risk of offspring autistic-like behaviors.
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- Ying-Jie Chen
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland
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- Women's and Children's Hospital of Longhua District of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Women's and Children's Hospital of Longhua District of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Women's and Children's Hospital of Longhua District of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Women's and Children's Hospital of Longhua District of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Women's and Children's Hospital of Longhua District of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Information Management, Xinhua College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Santelices MP, de los Ángeles Fernández M, Wendland J. Traumatic Experiences in Childhood and Maternal Depressive Symptomatology: Their Impact on Parenting in Preschool. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 10:children10010055. [PMID: 36670606 PMCID: PMC9856254 DOI: 10.3390/children10010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The goal of this study is to describe and analyze the relationship between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms and its relation to the parental interactions of mothers (19-47 years) with their 3-4 year old preschool children. Parental interactions, traumatic experiences in mothers' childhood, and current depressive symptoms were measured using the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form (CTQ), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-I), respectively. A nonclinical sample of 81 Chilean mothers with their children was used. Results show that the presence of trauma in mothers' childhood has an impact on parenting; specifically, mothers with an emotional neglect experience showed greater difficulties in adequately promoting autonomy in their children.
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- María Pía Santelices
- Centro de Investigación del Abuso y la Adversidad Temprana, CUIDA, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7810000, Chile
- Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7810000, Chile
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- Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université Paris Cité, F-92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Sarkisova K, van Luijtelaar G. The impact of early-life environment on absence epilepsy and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. IBRO Neurosci Rep 2022; 13:436-468. [PMID: 36386598 PMCID: PMC9649966 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2022.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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This review discusses the long-term effects of early-life environment on epileptogenesis, epilepsy, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities with an emphasis on the absence epilepsy. The WAG/Rij rat strain is a well-validated genetic model of absence epilepsy with mild depression-like (dysthymia) comorbidity. Although pathologic phenotype in WAG/Rij rats is genetically determined, convincing evidence presented in this review suggests that the absence epilepsy and depression-like comorbidity in WAG/Rij rats may be governed by early-life events, such as prenatal drug exposure, early-life stress, neonatal maternal separation, neonatal handling, maternal care, environmental enrichment, neonatal sensory impairments, neonatal tactile stimulation, and maternal diet. The data, as presented here, indicate that some early environmental events can promote and accelerate the development of absence seizures and their neuropsychiatric comorbidities, while others may exert anti-epileptogenic and disease-modifying effects. The early environment can lead to phenotypic alterations in offspring due to epigenetic modifications of gene expression, which may have maladaptive consequences or represent a therapeutic value. Targeting DNA methylation with a maternal methyl-enriched diet during the perinatal period appears to be a new preventive epigenetic anti-absence therapy. A number of caveats related to the maternal methyl-enriched diet and prospects for future research are discussed.
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- Karine Sarkisova
- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Butlerova str. 5a, Moscow 117485, Russia
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Donders Center for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Hunt AM, Uthirasamy N, Porter S, Jimenez ME. Parental Depression Screening in Pediatric Health Care Settings: A Scoping Review. Pediatrics 2022; 150:188354. [PMID: 35762257 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-055804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Parental depression affects as many as 1 in 5 US families. Pediatric professionals can play an important role in detecting parental depression, yet most studies on parental depression screening focus only on the postpartum period. The authors performed this scoping review to understand the existing literature on parental depression screening outside the postpartum period (child >12 months old) and to identify knowledge gaps. METHODS Sources for this research include PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and APA Psych Info. We included English language papers concerning screening for maternal and/or paternal depression or mood disorders outside of the postpartum period by pediatric clinicians or in a pediatric health care setting. Extracted variables included publication year, title, author(s), country, geographic setting, clinical setting, child age range (in years), parental focus, sample size, study type, approach, screening instrument(s), and findings. RESULTS Forty-one papers were included. The proportion of positive parental depression screens was consistently high across the included studies. Relatively few structured screening programs outside of the postpartum period were identified, especially for fathers. The included studies suggest that screening can be accomplished in pediatric settings, but appropriate referral and follow-up of positive screens poses a major challenge. This review was limited to English language papers concerning parental depression outside of the postpartum period. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that screening for parental depressive symptoms outside the postpartum period could identify families in need of support. Research is required to identify best practices for referral and follow-up of parents who screen positive.
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- Ava Marie Hunt
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Rutgers School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
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- Departments of Pediatrics.,Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.,Children's Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Kerr S, Penner F, Ilagan G, Choi-Kain L, Sharp C. Maternal interpersonal problems and attachment security in adolescent offspring. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul 2022; 9:18. [PMID: 35773724 PMCID: PMC9248194 DOI: 10.1186/s40479-022-00188-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Research on parent-level factors linked to adolescent attachment security would inform interventions to prevent or reduce youth psychopathology and other negative outcomes. The current study examined one relevant parent-level variable: maternal interpersonal problems. Interpersonal problems, a key characteristic of personality pathology, are well described by the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) and have been shown to be associated with maladaptive adult attachment in close/romantic relationships; however, studies have not examined relationships with offspring attachment. Therefore, the first aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between maternal interpersonal problems and adolescent attachment insecurity. Based on previous evidence that parents' recalled bonding with caregivers is associated with the quality of bonding and attachment with offspring, the second aim was to examine whether mothers' recalled bonding with their own mothers partially explained this relationship. METHODS Participants included 351 psychiatric inpatient adolescents (Mage = 15.26, 64.1% female) and their biological mothers. Logistic regressions tested whether maternal interpersonal problems were associated with Child Attachment Interview classifications (secure vs. insecure; secure vs. preoccupied vs. dismissing; not disorganized vs. disorganized). A mediation model (N = 210) tested whether the relationship between maternal interpersonal problems and adolescent attachment was mediated by the mother's recalled maternal bonding. RESULTS Maternal interpersonal problems were associated with insecure (vs. secure), dismissing (vs. secure), and preoccupied (vs. secure) attachment. There was no significant relationship between maternal interpersonal problems and disorganized attachment. Mediation analyses showed that maternal interpersonal problems were indirectly related to adolescent attachment security via the mother's recalled maternal care, though only a small amount of variance (7%) in adolescent offspring attachment was accounted for by the model. CONCLUSIONS Results provide the first evidence that maternal interpersonal problems are associated with higher likelihood of insecure attachment in adolescents. Therefore, researchers could consider drawing upon the IPC literature to further examine mechanisms of intergenerational risk and to tailor interventions aimed to improve parent-child relations and attachment. Additionally, findings highlight the mediating role of the mothers' recalled experiences with caregivers in the transmission of risk, suggesting attachment-based or mentalization-based interventions may be helpful for mothers with interpersonal problems and personality pathology.
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- Sophie Kerr
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 3695 Cullen Blvd, Room, Houston, TX, 126, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 3695 Cullen Blvd, Room, Houston, TX, 126, USA.,Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 3695 Cullen Blvd, Room, Houston, TX, 126, USA.
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Seker S, Boonmann C, d'Huart D, Bürgin D, Schmeck K, Jenkel N, Steppan M, Grob A, Forsman H, Fegert JM, Schmid M. Mental Disorders Into Adulthood Among Adolescents Placed in Residential Care: A Prospective 10-Year Follow-up Study. Eur Psychiatry 2022; 65:e40. [PMID: 35730184 PMCID: PMC9280920 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Child welfare and juvenile justice placed youths show high levels of psychosocial burden and high rates of mental disorders. It remains unclear how mental disorders develop into adulthood in these populations. The aim was to present the rates of mental disorders in adolescence and adulthood in child welfare and juvenile justice samples and to examine their mental health trajectories from adolescence into adulthood. Methods Seventy adolescents in shared residential care, placed by child welfare (n = 52, mean age = 15 years) or juvenile justice (n = 18, mean age = 17 years) authorities, were followed up into adulthood (child welfare: mean age = 25 years; juvenile justice: mean age = 27 years). Mental disorders were assessed based on the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision diagnoses at baseline and at follow-up. Epidemiological information on mental disorders was presented for each group. Bivariate correlations and structural equation modeling for the relationship of mental disorders were performed. Results In the total sample, prevalence rates of 73% and 86% for any mental disorder were found in adolescence (child welfare: 70%; juvenile justice: 83%) and adulthood (child welfare: 83%; juvenile justice: 94%) respectively. General psychopathology was found to be stable from adolescence into adulthood in both samples. Conclusions Our findings showed high prevalence rates and a high stability of general psychopathology into adulthood among child welfare and juvenile justice adolescents in Swiss residential care. Therefore, continuity of mental health care and well-prepared transitions into adulthood for such individuals is highly warranted.
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- Süheyla Seker
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Developmental and Personality Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Developmental and Personality Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Alaftar İ, Uzer T. Understanding intergenerational transmission of early maladaptive schemas from a memory perspective: Moderating role of overgeneral memory on adverse experiences. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2022; 127:105539. [PMID: 35151211 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies demonstrated that early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are transmitted from mothers to children through adverse childhood experiences, such as maltreatment and unfulfilled core needs. The traumatic memory literature demonstrated that people with a history of trauma recall their traumatic and/or other negative experiences as categories of events-a phenomenon called overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM)-to avoid the accompanying intense negative feelings. In the long run, OGM originating from an affect-regulation process after childhood traumatic experiences can facilitate the development of EMSs in children. OBJECTIVE This study expands the previous literature by studying whether OGM facilitates the transmission of EMSs by strengthening maladaptive thinking patterns after traumatic experiences. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTINGS A total of 120 mothers and late adolescents participated in this study. The mothers filled out the forms online through a link sent to their e-mail addresses, and the adolescents completed the forms online through a link posted on social media. METHOD Late adolescents completed the Autobiographical Memory Recall Task, Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form-3 (YSQ-SF3), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Mothers filled out the YSQ-SF3 and BDI. RESULTS The results confirmed that adverse childhood experiences significantly mediated the relationship between mothers' and children's disconnection and rejection schemas. Furthermore, this relationship was stronger, especially for children with a higher tendency of overgeneral retrieval of negative experience (β = 0.26 (0.10), 95% CI [0.09, 0.49]). CONCLUSIONS The present study provides evidence that OGM facilitates the transmission of early maladaptive schemas.
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- İdil Alaftar
- TED University, Psychology Department, Ziya Gokalp Blv. No. 48, 06420 Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- TED University, Psychology Department, Ziya Gokalp Blv. No. 48, 06420 Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey.
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Zamiri-Miandoab N, Kamalifard M, Mirghafourvand M. Relationship of Self-Esteem With Body Image and Attitudes Toward Motherhood and Pregnancy. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2022; 60:29-37. [PMID: 35412877 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20220330-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The current study aimed to determine the relationship of self-esteem with attitudes toward motherhood and pregnancy and body image in Iranian pregnant women. This cross-sectional study included 228 women from Tabriz, Iran. A cluster random sampling method was used. Instruments were the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Scale of Attitudes Toward Motherhood and Pregnancy, and Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire. To determine the correlation of self-esteem with attitudes toward motherhood and body image, Pearson correlation test was used in bivariate analysis, and the general linear model (GLM) with adjustment of potential confounders was used in multivariate analysis. There was a direct correlation between self-esteem and body image (r = 0.63) and attitudes toward motherhood (r = 0.45). Results of the GLM showed a significant improvement in attitudes toward motherhood (p < 0.001) and body image (p < 0.001) as self-esteem increased. Based on these results, mental health counseling is recommended to promote pregnant women's self-esteem. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(x), xx-xx.].
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Müller M, Zietlow AL, Klauser N, Woll C, Nonnenmacher N, Tronick E, Reck C. From Early Micro-Temporal Interaction Patterns to Child Cortisol Levels: Toward the Role of Interactive Reparation and Infant Attachment in a Longitudinal Study. Front Psychol 2022; 12:807157. [PMID: 35126257 PMCID: PMC8810635 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.807157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Parental mental disorders increase the risk for insecure attachment in children. However, the quality of caregiver–infant interaction plays a key role in the development of infant attachment. Dyadic interaction is frequently investigated via global scales which are too rough to uncover micro-temporal mechanisms. Prior research found that the latency to reparation of uncoordinated dyadic states is associated with infant behavioral and neuroendocrine regulation. We investigated the hypothesis that this interactive mechanism is critical in predicting secure vs. insecure attachment quality in infancy. We also assessed the predictive quality of infant attachment regarding neuroendocrine reactivity later in childhood. A subsample of N = 58 dyads (n = 22 mothers with anxiety disorders, n = 36 controls) from a larger study were analyzed. At 3–8 months postpartum, maternal anxiety disorders were diagnosed via a structured clinical interview as well as dyadic interaction during the Face-to-Face-Still-Face (FFSF) was observed and coded on a micro-temporal scale. Infant attachment quality was assessed with the strange situation paradigm at 12–24 months of age. In an overlapping subsample of N = 39 (n = 13 mothers with anxiety disorder; n = 26 controls), we assessed child cortisol reactivity at 5 to 6 years of age. Generalized linear modeling revealed that longer latencies to interactive reparation during the reunion episode of the FFSF as well as maternal diagnosis at 3–8 months of age predict insecure attachment in children aged 12–24 months. Cox regressions demonstrated that dyads with infants who developed insecure attachment at 12–24 months of age were 48% less likely to achieve an interactive reparation at 3–8 months of age. Mixed models revealed that compared to securely attached children, children who had developed an insecure attachment at 12–24 months of age had an increased cortisol reactivity at 5 to 6 years of age during free play. The results confirm the hypothesis that the development of attachment is affected by experienced micro-temporal interactive patterns besides diagnostic categories. They also showed that infants of mothers with postpartum anxiety disorders have a more than fivefold increased risk of developing an insecure attachment than the infants of the control group. Moreover, results imply that these patterns may influence neurohormonal regulation even in preschool aged children.
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- Mitho Müller
- EEKIP-Lab, Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence, Department Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- *Correspondence: Mitho Müller,
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- EEKIP-Lab, Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence, Department Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- EEKIP-Lab, Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence, Department Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Child Development Unit, Developmental Brain Sciences Program, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston – Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- EEKIP-Lab, Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence, Department Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Mattheß J, Eckert M, Becker O, Ludwig-Körner C, Kuchinke L. Potential efficacy of parent-infant psychotherapy with mothers and their infants from a high-risk population: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2021; 7:210. [PMID: 34819168 PMCID: PMC8611874 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-021-00946-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Psychotherapy of mother-child dyads is an intervention which was developed to prevent maltreatment and negative children’s development. There is a lack of good-quality research investigating psychotherapeutic interventions and social care for mothers at high-risk living in Mother-Child Facilities in Germany. The present randomized controlled pilot trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate the need for parent-infant psychotherapy (PIP) and to explore its impact on the mother-infant relationship. Primary feasibility objectives were recruitment and attrition, with potential efficacy defined as the secondary feasibility objective. Methods This pilot RCT focused on (young) mothers with cumulative risk factors and their infants under 7 months of age living in Mother-Child Facilities. N=32 mother-child dyads were randomly allocated to PIP or Care as usual (CAU). Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months of intervention. The primary potential efficacy outcome was maternal sensitivity. Secondary outcomes were maternal mental health problems, reflective functioning, parenting stress, personality organization, infant’s development, and attachment. Results At baseline, all mothers showed low levels of emotional availability, but results revealed improvements in sensitivity, mental health problems, stress, and depressive symptomatology favoring PIP after 6 months. Positive developments in maternal sensitivity, a healthy aspect of mother-child interaction, were only found in the PIP group. Overall attrition was high at 6 months. Some evidence of fewer depressive symptoms and lower maternal distress after 6 months of PIP-intervention exists that did not reach significance. Conclusion Findings revealed improvements in the mother’s well-being for both groups, but PIP had a higher impact on the mother-child dyad. In sum, there is some evidence that PIP may represent an effective intervention offer besides the social and pedagogical support in these facilities, but further research is demanded. Trial registration DRKS00022485 (retrospectively registered).
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- J Mattheß
- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany.
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- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany
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- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany
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- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany
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- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany
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Aran P, Lewis AJ, Watson SJ, Nguyen T, Galbally M. Emotional availability in women with bipolar disorder and major depression: A longitudinal pregnancy cohort study. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021; 55:1079-1088. [PMID: 33726546 DOI: 10.1177/0004867421998796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Poorer mother-infant interaction quality has been identified among women with major depression; however, there is a dearth of research examining the impact of bipolar disorder. This study sought to compare mother-infant emotional availability at 6 months postpartum among women with perinatal major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and no disorder (control). METHODS Data were obtained for 127 mother-infant dyads from an Australian pregnancy cohort. The Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5 was used to diagnose major depressive disorder (n = 60) and bipolar disorder (n = 12) in early pregnancy (less than 20 weeks) and review diagnosis at 6 months postpartum. Prenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, along with self-report psychotropic medication use. Mother and infant's interaction quality was measured using the Emotional Availability Scales when infants reached 6 months of age. Multivariate analyses of covariance examining the effects of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder on maternal emotional availability (sensitivity, structuring, non-intrusiveness, non-hostility) and child emotional availability (responsiveness, involvement) were conducted. RESULTS After controlling for maternal age and postpartum depressive symptoms, perinatal disorder (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder) accounted for 17% of the variance in maternal and child emotional availability combined. Compared to women with major depressive disorder and their infants, women with bipolar disorder and their infants displayed lower ratings across all maternal and child emotional availability qualities, with the greatest mean difference seen in non-intrusiveness scores. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that perinatal bipolar disorder may be associated with additional risk, beyond major depressive disorder alone, to a mother and her offspring's emotional availability at 6 months postpartum, particularly in maternal intrusiveness.
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- Pavitra Aran
- Disciple of Psychology, College of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Disciple of Psychology, College of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Disciple of Psychology, College of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service, Rockingham, WA, Australia
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- Disciple of Psychology, College of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA, Australia.,Women's Health, Genetics and Mental Health, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia
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Rezaie R, Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S, Nemati F, Mirghafourvand M. The effect of self-care counseling on health practices of adolescent pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021; 21:726. [PMID: 34706682 PMCID: PMC8548696 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-04203-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Pregnancy and childbirth at an early age are associated with potential risks and complications for adolescent mothers. Health practices are behaviors that can positively affect maternal and fetal health. This study aimed to investigate the effects of self-care counseling on health practices (main outcome), attitudes towards motherhood and pregnancy, and pregnancy symptoms (secondary outcomes) in adolescent pregnant women. Methods In this randomized controlled trial, 54 adolescent pregnant women admitted to the health centers of Bukan, Iran in 2020 were enrolled. Using randomized block design, the participants were randomly assigned to the counseling (n=27) and control (n=27) groups. Those in the intervention group attended 6 self-care group counseling sessions. The Health Practices Questionnaire-II (HPQ-II), Attitudes towards Motherhood and Pregnancy Questionnaire (PRE-MAMA), and Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory (PSI) were completed before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Results Based on the results of ANCOVA with controlled baseline values, after the intervention the mean health practices score of the participants in the intervention group was significantly higher than those in the control group (adjusted mean difference (AMD): 36.34; 95% CI: 34.69 to 37.98; P<0.001). The mean attitude towards motherhood score of the participants in the intervention group was significantly higher than those in the control group (AMD: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.06 to 1.96; P= 0.038). However, the mean pregnancy symptoms score of the participants in the intervention group was partially lower than those in the control group (AMD: -1.37; 95% CI: -4.32 to 1.58; P= 0.354). Conclusion Self-care counseling sessions can improve the health practices of adolescent pregnant women and enhance their attitudes towards maternal role and pregnancy. Therefore, planners are recommended to organize self-care counseling programs for all pregnant women, especially for adolescent pregnant women. Trial registration Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT): IRCT20120718010324N54. Date of registration: 2/3/2020. URL: https://en.irct.ir/user/trial/42571/view; Date of first registration: February 3, 2020.
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- Ronya Rezaie
- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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McMahon CA, Maxwell AM. Commentary on Guild et al. (2020): The Importance of Well-Designed Intervention Studies for Advancing Attachment Theory and its Clinical Applications. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2021; 49:583-589. [PMID: 33294966 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00702-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Guild and colleagues (this issue) report results of a long-term follow up after a randomized trial of the effectiveness of an attachment-theory-informed psychotherapeutic intervention for mothers with depression and their toddlers. Their paper shows the intervention can increase the likelihood of secure attachment in children of depressed mothers and that secure attachment explains more optimal social-emotional functioning in middle childhood in the treated group. This commentary discusses the contribution of the paper by Guild and colleagues and their broader body of work to our evolving understanding of developmental processes underpinning social-emotional competence in children of depressed parents, and to several ongoing controversies in the field: 1) the relevance of attachment-theory-informed interventions in the context of maternal depression; 2) the evidence gap regarding the efficacy and effectiveness of attachment-theory-informed interventions, particularly with respect to sustained benefits; 3) cost-benefits of early interventions; and 4) the need for theory driven research that explains how and under what circumstances attachment is related to later child outcomes.
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- Catherine A McMahon
- Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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- Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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Murat D, Uçar HN, Eray Ş. Childhood Masturbation: Sleep Habits of Children, Maternal Psychopathology, and Other Risk Factors-A Controlled Study. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2021; 60:38-47. [PMID: 34251934 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20210623-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The current study aimed to explore sleep habits, maternal psychological symptoms, and other risk factors in children with childhood masturbation (CM). The study was conducted with 80 children with CM and 44 children as a control group. Sleep habits were assessed with the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire and mothers' psychiatric symptoms were screened using the Symptom Checklist-90. In the CM group, sleeping in the same room with parents, history of unplanned pregnancy, and not playing with the child every day were more common than in the control group. Sleep problems (in particular, night waking) are associated with increased incidence of CM. The simple act of parents playing with their children every day may protect against children engaging in CM. Maternal psychiatric symptoms were more common among children with CM than in the control group. By expanding our knowledge about potential risk factors associated with CM, clinicians can distinguish between desirable and undesirable behavior and intervene in pathological cases. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(xx), xx-xx.].
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Baldassarre ME, Antonucci LA, Castoro G, Di Mauro A, Fanelli M, Grosso FM, Cassibba R, Laforgia N. Maternal Psychological Factors and Onset of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Offspring: A Prospective Study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021; 73:30-36. [PMID: 33633078 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions of unclear etiology. The biopsychosocial model approach to FGIDs posits that early-life stressors may trigger a cascade of complex interactions between genetic predisposition and risk factors eventually leading to the occurrence of FGIDs. The relationship between the psychological disposition of the mother and FGIDs occurrence is poorly understood. We conducted a study to investigate if parental psychological factors may contribute to the onset of FGIDs in offspring. METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study of parent-infant pairs who completed a battery of self-reported psychological questionnaires and a validated Rome III questionnaire for the diagnosis of infant and toddler FGIDs. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to examine postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms; the Maternity Blues Questionnaire (MBQ) was applied to measure maternity blues severity; the Symptoms Checklist-Revised (SCL90-R) was used to assess the presence of relevant psychiatric symptoms; adult attachment style in mothers was assessed in a continuous way through the five dimensions of the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). RESULTS Out of the 360 eligible mothers, 200 were enrolled, 113 completed the 3-month follow-up and were included in the final analysis. PPD symptoms prevalence was 20.4%, 20%, 13.2%, and 13.1% respectively at 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after delivery. 40.4% of mothers suffered from severe blues according to the MBQ. Relevant psychiatric symptoms (SCL90-R) were present in 7.8% and 10.9% of mothers, respectively at 1 week and 3 months after delivery. 48.7% of mothers showed a secure attachment pattern measured through the RQ. At 1-month follow-up, infant regurgitation was diagnosed in 26 (23%) of infants, infantile colic in 31 (27.4%), dyschezia in 17 (15%), and functional constipation in 9 (8%). At 3-month follow-up, FGIDs prevalence was respectively 16 (19.3%), 11 (13.3%), 4 (4.8%), and 11 (13.3%). A significant positive association between PPD symptoms starting 3 days after delivery and the presence of infantile colic on setting 1 month after birth was found (P = 0.028), as well as between PPD symptoms occurrence 7 days after delivery and infantile regurgitation beginning 1 month after birth (P = 0.042). A higher prevalence of infantile colic was found in the offspring of mothers suffering from PPD symptoms from 3 days after delivery (54.5 vs 19.8; P = 0.001). No significant association was found between FGIDs and psychiatric symptoms and maternity blues at any timepoint. On the other hand, mothers of infants with regurgitation with an onset 1 month after birth have higher insecurity score in avoidant and fearful ASQ-related attachment dimensions (respectively, P = 0.03, P = 0.042, P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Maternal psychological factors might contribute to the onset of infant FGIDs in offspring. Early screening of postpartum depression symptoms and early implementation of psychological interventions within the postpartum period might promote the health of the mother-infant dyad.
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University "Aldo Moro" of Bari, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari
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- Postgraduate School in Public Health, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Acute psychiatric illness and drug addiction during pregnancy and the puerperium. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2021. [PMID: 32768084 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64240-0.00007-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Pregnancy and the puerperium do not protect against acute psychiatric illness. During puerperium, the chance of acute psychiatric illness, such as a psychotic episode or relapse of bipolar disorder, is greatly increased. Suicide is a leading cause of maternal death. Both psychiatric disease and ongoing drug addiction impact not only the pregnant woman's somatic and mental health but also impact short-term and long-term health of the child. Indeed, prompt recognition and expeditious treatment of acute psychiatric illness during pregnancy and the puerperium optimize health outcomes for two patients. Pregnancy and puerperium represent a stage of life of great physiologic adaptations, as well as emotional and social changes. This conjunction of changes in somatic, emotional health and social health may mitigate the occurrence, clinical presentation, and clinical course of acute psychiatric illness and call for a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account both the medical and social domains. This chapter describes acute psychiatric illnesses during pregnancy and the puerperium and illicit substance abuse, from a clinical perspective, while also describing general principles of diagnosis and clinical management during this stage of life, which is an important window of opportunity for both the pregnant woman and the child.
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Tesson S, Butow PN, Marshall K, Fonagy P, Kasparian NA. Parent-child bonding and attachment during pregnancy and early childhood following congenital heart disease diagnosis. Health Psychol Rev 2021; 16:378-411. [PMID: 33955329 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2021.1927136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD) can present challenges to the developing parent-child relationship due to periods of infant hospitalization and intensive medical care, parent-infant separations, child neurodevelopmental delay and feeding problems, and significant parent and child distress and trauma. Yet, the ways in which CHD may affect the parent-child relationship are not well-understood. We systematically reviewed the evidence on parental bonding, parent-child interaction, and child attachment following CHD diagnosis, according to a pre-registered protocol (CRD42019135687). Six electronic databases were searched for English-language studies comparing a cardiac sample (i.e., expectant parents or parents and their child aged 0-5 years with CHD) with a healthy comparison group on relational outcomes. Of 22 unique studies, most used parent-report measures (73%) and yielded mixed results for parental bonding and parent-child interaction quality. Observational results also varied, although most studies (4 of 6) found difficulties in parent-child interaction on one or more affective or behavioural domains (e.g., lower maternal sensitivity, lower infant responsiveness). Research on parental-fetal bonding, father-child relationships, and child attachment behaviour was lacking. Stronger evidence is needed to determine the nature, prevalence, and predictors of relational disruptions following CHD diagnosis, and to inform targeted screening, prevention, and early intervention programs for at-risk dyads.
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- Stephanie Tesson
- School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia.,Cincinnati Children's Center for Heart Disease and Mental Health, Heart Institute and the Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Maternal pre- and postnatal substance use and attachment in young children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Dev Psychopathol 2021; 34:1231-1248. [PMID: 33858537 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421000134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Maternal substance use has often been associated with insecure and disorganized child attachment. We evaluated this association with a meta-analysis of young children and, further, systematically reviewed mediating and moderating factors between maternal substance use and child attachment. We performed a systematic database search of quantitative English language studies on child attachment that included substance-using mothers and their children below 6 years of age. Eleven studies (N = 1,841) met the inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis of attachment security and seven (N = 1,589) studies were included in the meta-analysis of attachment disorganization. We found that maternal substance use was negatively associated with secure attachment in children, but the effect size was small (r = -.10). The association with disorganized attachment was not significant (r = .15). Related to moderating and mediating factors (k = 6), we found evidence on the role of teratogenic and sociological factors on child attachment. Most importantly, the impact of cumulative risks was vital. However, literature was scarce, and studies varied in risk of bias, leaving many unanswered questions on other potential factors underlying the development of attachment in these high-risk children. We discuss the results considering clinical implications and future directions.
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The impact of maternal personality traits on behavioral problems in preschool-aged children: a population-based panel study in South Korea. Arch Womens Ment Health 2021; 24:321-328. [PMID: 32995949 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-020-01069-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The impact of maternal personality traits on offspring behavioral problems has not been well established. In our study, the association between maternal personality traits and behavioral problems in preschool-aged children was investigated. A total of 192 preschoolers with their mothers, who were part of a population-based panel study in South Korea, were included in the present study. Maternal personality traits were assessed by the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) when the children were 1 year old. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) 1.5-5 was used to identify behavioral problems in the children at 4 and 5 years of age. Maternal personality (borderline, somatization) positively correlated with behavioral problems (externalizing, internalizing, and dysregulation) in children. Maternal paranoid personality trait correlated with children's internalizing and dysregulation behavioral problems. Multiple linear regressions showed that maternal borderline trait significantly predicted children's externalizing (B = 0.302, P = 0.001), internalizing (B = 0.211, P = 0.020), and dysregulation problems (B = 0.327, P < 0.001). Similarly, maternal somatization trait predicted children's internalizing problems (B = 0.291, P < 0.001). Maternal borderline and somatization traits showed association with children's behavioral problems. Psychological intervention and support for mothers with these personality traits may be helpful in raising children with behavioral problems.
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BACKGROUND Psychotropic drugs are frequently used to treat postpartum women with psychiatric diagnoses, especially psychotic disorder, major depression, and bipolar mood episodes. Pharmacotherapy in breastfeeding mothers is a major challenge. STUDY QUESTION This article presents a new safety scoring system for the use of psychotropic drugs during lactation. STUDY DESIGN The scoring system is based on the following 6 safety parameters: reported total sample, reported maximum relative infant dose, reported sample size for relative infant dose, infant plasma drug levels, prevalence of reported any adverse effect, and reported serious adverse effects. The total score ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores represent a higher safety profile. RESULTS According to this scoring system, sertraline and paroxetine, respectively, had the highest scores representing "very good safety profile." Citalopram, olanzapine, and midazolam were assigned to "good safety profile." Among drugs evaluated in this article, trifluoperazine, aripiprazole, amisulpride, clozapine, doxepin, zaleplon, and zolpidem are not recommended owing to safety scores ≤3. CONCLUSIONS Most psychotropic drugs examined in this article have "moderate" or "low" safety profile.
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Knappe S, Petzoldt J, Garthus-Niegel S, Wittich J, Puls HC, Huttarsch I, Martini J. Associations of Partnership Quality and Father-to-Child Attachment During the Peripartum Period. A Prospective-Longitudinal Study in Expectant Fathers. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:572755. [PMID: 33959043 PMCID: PMC8093807 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.572755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: During the transition to parenthood, a complex network of relationships unfolds between father, mother and the child. Expectant parents begin bonding with their unborn child, with this antenatal process supposedly being predictive for later postnatal attachment and child mental health. At the same time, couples may experience a change in partnership quality. While the majority of previous studies focused on associations between psychopathology, partnership quality and attachment from the perspective of mothers, the changes in partnership quality and attachment from the perspective of fathers has gained far less attention. Methods: Data were derived from the Maternal Anxiety and it's Relation to Infants' Development (MARI) study. N = 109 expectant fathers were recruited during mid-pregnancy (22 to 26 week of gestation). Lifetime anxiety and depressive disorders (DSM-IV) were assessed with a standardized diagnostic interview (CIDI). Paternal partnership characteristics and father-to-child attachments were assessed using standardized questionnaires at the second trimester, 10 days after delivery and 4 months after delivery in N = 76 fathers. Analyses were based on bivariate, robust and multivariate regression analyses. Results: Fathers did not report an overall decrease in partnership quality during the peripartum period. However, fathers with comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders reported lower partnership satisfaction at postpartum, as compared to unaffected fathers. Fathers with pure depressive disorders reported lower intensity of antenatal attachment. Paternal antenatal partnership quality was positively associated with antenatal father-to-child attachment. Furthermore, antenatal father-to-child attachment, as well as ante- and postnatal partnership quality in fathers, were positively related to postnatal father-to-child attachment. Conclusions: Antenatal father-to-child-attachment and paternal partnership quality appear to be promising targets for the prevention of postnatal attachment problems in fathers. The associations between partnership quality and attachment to the child further support an interpersonal approach in perinatal research, treatment and intervention, and may also feed into awareness programs that encourage expectant fathers to actively engage in relationships as early as during pregnancy-both with the mother and the unborn child.
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- Susanne Knappe
- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Child Health and Development, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.,Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Boström PK, Strand J. Children and parents with psychosis-Balancing between relational attunement and protection from parental illness. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 2020; 34:68-76. [PMID: 33285033 PMCID: PMC7898685 DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Background Few studies have explored the experiences of young children and their parents with psychosis. The aim of the present study was to explore parent and child mental health and the parent–child relationship from the perspectives of children and their parents with psychosis. Methods The present study had a multiperspectival qualitative design. Seven children (aged 8–15 years) and their six parents with psychosis were interviewed individually. Data were analyzed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results Children were found to have a limited understanding of the parent's illness. While both parents and children described the illness as part of ordinary life and focused on improvements, there was incoherence both within and between interviews. Parent–child relationships appeared to be nonhierarchical and to vary in terms of attunement and distance, which in turn seemed to be associated with the child's well‐being. Conclusion The findings contribute multiperspectival insights into lived experiences of young children and parents with psychosis. Nurses are in a key position to recognize the children's needs for continuous adult support and to promote communication about the illness.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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A review and analysis of the components of potentially effective perinatal mental health interventions for infant development and mother-infant relationship outcomes. Dev Psychopathol 2020; 34:37-54. [PMID: 33283694 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420001340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Children of mothers with serious mental health difficulties are at increased risk of developing mental health difficulties themselves in their own lifetime. Specialist interventions delivered in perinatal mental health services offer an opportunity to support the infant's development and long-term mental health. This review aimed to systematically evaluate the shared elements of successful perinatal mental health interventions that underpin improved outcomes for infants whose mothers experience perinatal mental health difficulties. Nine electronic databases were searched comprehensively for relevant controlled studies of perinatal mental health interventions, and a narrative synthesis undertaken to assess whether statistically significant benefits were noted. Sixteen studies, trialing 19 interventions, were analyzed using a narrative approach and grouped according to reported effectiveness. Eight interventions demonstrated significant improvements in infant outcomes and/or mother-infant relationship outcomes and were used to inform the analysis of the included interventions' components. While the interventions identified were diverse, there were common components which potentially underpin successful interventions for infants whose mothers are experiencing mental health difficulties, including: facilitation of positive Mother×Infant interactions; helping mothers to understand their infant's perspective or inner world; and the use of video feedback.
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Flowers AGD, Mcgillivray JA, Galbally M, Lewis AJ. Perinatal maternal mental health and disorganised attachment: A critical systematic review. CLIN PSYCHOL-UK 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/cp.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,
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- School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia,
- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia,
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Perth, Western Australia, Australia,
- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia,
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- School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia,
- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia,
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Bellina M, Grazioli S, Garzitto M, Mauri M, Rosi E, Molteni M, Brambilla P, Nobile M. Relationship between parenting measures and parents and child psychopathological symptoms: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2020; 20:377. [PMID: 32680486 PMCID: PMC7367317 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02778-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasing evidence suggests a complex role of family influences, such as the exposure to parent psychopathology through parenting behavior, in parent-to-child psychopathology transmission. Parenting behaviour could represent a relevant target of psychoeducative intervention. Given these premises, we aimed to evaluate homotypic and heterotypic relationships between parent and child psychopathology, mediated by parenting behaviours, taking into account the constructs of parent and offspring internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. METHODS Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in 272 clinically-referred subjects (mean age = 14.5 ± 2.3; F = 23.5%) and their parents (mothers n = 272, fathers n = 242) were assessed through the Child Behavior Checklist and the Adult Self Report; four areas of parenting behaviours were investigated through the Family Life Questionnaire. Multiple mediation models were built, considering mother and father psychopathology scales as independent variables, parenting measures and family functioning as mediators (Affirmation, Rules, Discipline and Special Allowances), child psychopathology scales as dependent variables and demographic variables as covariates. RESULTS Regression models showed a significant effect of maternal internalizing symptomatology on child externalizing behavioral problems; high levels of maternal pathology predicted high levels of children's psychopathology. A total mediating effect of parenting measures was found: high levels of internalizing symptoms in mothers predicted low levels of affirmation, which in turn predicted high levels of externalizing psychopathology in children. CONCLUSIONS Our study results confirmed the existence of interdependent links between mothers' psychiatric symptomatology, parenting behaviour and offspring outcomes, specifically in an Italian context. On a clinical and rehabilitation basis, this work offers suggestions about parenting practices, specifically maternal, involved in the maintenance of child psychopathology.
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- Monica Bellina
- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Developmental Psychopathology Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Developmental Psychopathology Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, San Vito al Tagliamento, Pordenone, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Developmental Psychopathology Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Developmental Psychopathology Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Developmental Psychopathology Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Developmental Psychopathology Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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Wright T, Stevens S, Reed PW, Wouldes TA. Post-discharge outcomes for mothers and the mother-infant relationship following admission to a psychiatric Mother-Baby Unit. Infant Ment Health J 2020; 41:770-782. [PMID: 32573014 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mother-Baby Unit research has focussed on maternal psychopathology over the course of an admission. Less is known about the baby's well-being, the shared relationship, or the mother's recovery. In an initial sample of 45 women, we describe discharge and post-discharge outcomes for maternal psychopathology (using maternal report and the Global Assessment of Function, GAF) and the mother-infant relationship (using the Child and Adult Relational Experimental Index, CARE Index). Three months post-discharge, one third of women described themselves as "completely recovered," one third were experiencing significant deterioration and 17% were readmitted to inpatient care. Poorer GAF scores were associated with a clinical diagnosis of comorbid personality disorder, antenatal presence of the index illness, partner illicit substance use, maternal perception of her bond, infant social withdrawal, and child protection concern. Post-discharge, the mother-infant relationship results were concerning. Only 17% were regarded as adequate. Improvement was observed across this period in 56% but relational deterioration occurred for 35%. Maternal and relational outcomes were weakly correlated at discharge (r² = 0.29, p = 0.07) but this was lost post-discharge (r² = 0.03, p = 0.89). The shared relationship and infant mental health should both be targets for intervention; both during MBU admission, and post-discharge.
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- Tanya Wright
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Starship Child Health, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Mattheß J, Eckert M, Richter K, Koch G, Reinhold T, Vienhues P, Berghöfer A, Roll S, Keil T, Schlensog-Schuster F, von Klitzing K, Ludwig-Körner C, Kuchinke L. Efficacy of Parent-Infant-Psychotherapy with mothers with postpartum mental disorder: study protocol of the randomized controlled trial as part of the SKKIPPI project. Trials 2020; 21:490. [PMID: 32503611 PMCID: PMC7275538 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04443-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND After the birth of a child, many mothers and fathers experience postpartum mental disorders like depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress or other illnesses. This endangers the establishment of a secure attachment between the children and their primary caregivers. Early problems in parent-child interaction can have adverse long-term effects on the family and the child's well-being. In order to prevent a transgenerational transmission of mental disorders, it is necessary to evaluate psychotherapeutic interventions that target psychologically burdened parents of infants or toddlers. The aim of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of Parent-Infant-Psychotherapy (PIP) for mothers with postpartum mental disorder and their infants (0-12 months). METHODS/DESIGN In this open, randomized controlled intervention trial 180 mother-infant-dyads will be included and randomly allocated to 12 sessions of PIP or care as usual. The interventions take place either in inpatient adult psychiatric departments or in outpatient settings with home visits. The primary outcome is the change in maternal sensitivity assessed by the Sensitivity subscale of the Emotional Availability Scale (EAS) through videotaped dyadic play-interactions after 6 weeks. Secondary outcomes are maternal psychopathology, stress, parental reflective functioning, infant development and attachment after 6 weeks and 12 months. In addition, maternal attachment (AAI) and reflective functioning (AAI) will be analyzed as potential moderators, and resource usage in the German health system as well as associated costs will be evaluated. DISCUSSION There is increasing demand for well-controlled studies on psychotherapeutic interventions in the postpartum period that do not only focus on particular risk groups. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) represents one of the first studies to investigate the efficacy of PIP in inpatient psychiatric departments and outpatient care centers in Germany. The results will fill knowledge gaps on the factors contributing to symptom reduction in postpartum mental disorders and improvements in mother-child relationships and help in developing preventive and therapeutic strategies for the fragmented German health care system. TRIAL REGISTRATION German Register for Clinical Trials, ID: DRKS00016353.
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- J Mattheß
- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany.
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- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Diakonissenkrankenhaus Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany
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- International Psychoanalytic University, Stromstr. 3b, 10555, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Diakonissenkrankenhaus Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
- State Institute of Health, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Bad Kissingen, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Diakonissenkrankenhaus Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Diakonissenkrankenhaus Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany
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Klode K, Ringer A, Hølge-Hazelton B. Interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration in the care of vulnerable pregnant women: An interpretive study. J Interprof Care 2020:1-10. [PMID: 32436756 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1761306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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'Vulnerable' is a term often used for pregnant women in need of extended antenatal care, although the term is not well defined. This study focuses on healthcare professionals' interpretations and understanding of vulnerability in pregnancy, including their own role, to understand the practices of interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration in antenatal care for vulnerable pregnant women. Intrepretive Description informed the methodology of the study and the theoretical framework was inspired by Symbolic Interactionism. It was found that definitions of vulnerability in pregnancy are fluid, being based on the healthcare professional's individual assessment of the pregnant woman´s personal resources, personal characteristics and psychological factors, and that these definitions also depend on the healthcare professional's role in relation to the pregnant woman. The different interprofessional teams' identification of what constitutes vulnerability in a pregnant woman was complex and relied on different components. Interprofessional collaboration was influenced by the relationships between professionals and sectors involved in antenatal care for pregnant women and was thereby influenced by the settings and structures in place for interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration. Insight into the healthcare professionals' perspectives of vulnerability in pregnancy can help develop and improve the interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration in antenatal care of vulnerable pregnant women and their unborn babies.
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- Karina Klode
- Management of Psychiatry, Psyhciatry, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Research Center in Health Promotion, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Research Support Unit, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Radoš SN, Matijaš M, Anđelinović M, Čartolovni A, Ayers S. The role of posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms in mother-infant bonding. J Affect Disord 2020; 268:134-140. [PMID: 32174471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is some evidence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth may impact on the mother-infant bond. However, the evidence is inconsistent over whether PTSD or co-morbid depressive symptoms are primarily related to impaired bonding. This study therefore aimed to examine the relationship between PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms and mother-infant bonding. METHODS A cross-sectional online study included 603 mothers of infants aged 1-12 months. Measures were taken of PTSD (City Birth Trauma Scale, Ayers et al., 2018) which has two subscales of birth-related PTSD symptoms and general PTSD symptoms; depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Cox et al., 1987) and mother-infant bonding (Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire, Brockington et al., 2001). RESULTS Impaired bonding was related to both dimensions of PTSD symptoms and depressive symptoms in bivariate analysis. Path analysis testing the model of whether depressive symptoms mediated the effect of PTSD symptoms on mother-infant bonding found a differential role of birth-related and general PTSD symptoms. Birth-related PTSD symptoms did not have any effect on bonding or depressive symptoms. In contrast, general PTSD symptoms had a direct effect on bonding and an indirect effect on bonding via depressive symptoms. LIMITATIONS Self-report measures of PTSD and depression symptoms were used. CONCLUSIONS Further research regarding different aspects of postpartum PTSD, depression and other disorders in the context of mother-infant bonding are needed. Future preventive programs should focus on diminishing symptoms of postpartum PTSD and depression so that the mother-infant bonding remains optimal.
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- Sandra Nakić Radoš
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Digital Healthcare Ethics Laboratory, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research, City University of London, London, UK
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Jahnen L, Konrad K, Dahmen B, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Firk C. [The impact of adolecent motherhood on child development in preschool children- identification of maternal risk factors]. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KINDER-UND JUGENDPSYCHIATRIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE 2020; 48:277-288. [PMID: 32301650 DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The impact of adolecent motherhood on child development in preschool children- identification of maternal risk factors Abstract. Objective: This longitudinal study aims to identify relevant risk factors in adolescent mothers which might impact their child's cognitive and speech development as well as behavior problems at preschool age. Based on earlier findings, maternal sensitivity (EA), socioeconomic status (SES) and psychological stress were identified as potentially influencing factors. Method: N = 31 adolescent and N = 47 adult mothers with their children aged 3;0 to 5;9 (M = 3;55) participated in this study. Child variables included cognitive development (WPPSI-III), language development (SSV), and behavioral problems (SDQ). Maternal factors were EA, SES, and mental health problems (BSI-18). Results: Children of adolescent mothers performed worse on cognitive and speech development and are described by their mothers as exhibiting more behavioral problems compared to children of adult mothers. Mediation analyses revealed that the effect of maternal age on children's cognitive development is occurs through reduced maternal sensitivity of adolescent mothers. Further, higher psychological stress of adolescent mothers mediated the effect of maternal age on children's behavior problems. Conclusion: Preschool children of adolescent mothers showed poorer developmental outcomes compared to children of adult mothers. This is partly explained by lower maternal sensitivity and higher rates of psychological stress among adolescent mothers.
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- Lea Jahnen
- Klinische Neuropsychologie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen
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- Klinische Neuropsychologie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen.,Molekulare Neurowissenschaften und Bildgebung, Translationale Hirnforschung, Aachen & Jülich Research Alliance, JARA Brain Institut-II (INM-11) Jülich
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- Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen
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- Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen
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- Klinische Neuropsychologie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen.,Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen, Standort Aachen
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Preconception and perinatal predictors of offspring attachment disorganization: Advancing the replicated evidence. Dev Psychopathol 2020; 33:240-251. [PMID: 32299518 DOI: 10.1017/s095457941900172x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Attachment disorganization in early childhood is an influential yet modifiable risk factor for later mental health problems. Beyond established transmission through parents' unresolved attachment representations and caregiving sensitivity, little replicated evidence exists for wider determinants of offspring attachment disorganization. This study examined the replicated evidence for psychosocial risk factors in the preconception, prenatal, and postnatal periods. We identified all relevant longitudinal studies, and examined all risk relationships for which evidence existed in two or more cohorts (48 effects, 17 studies, N = 6,099). Study-specific and pooled risk associations were estimated and a range of moderators evaluated. Mothers' low socioeconomic status (r = .28, k = 2), perinatal loss of a child (r = .26, k = 2), caregiving intrusiveness (r = .31, k = 2), and infant male sex (r = .26, k = 4) predicted offspring attachment disorganization. Maternal sensitivity (r = -.25, k = 6) and higher metacognition during pregnancy (r = -.23, k = 3) predicted lower risk of offspring attachment disorganization. Findings suggest the origins of offspring disorganized attachment include but extend beyond maternal unresolved attachment representations and caregiving. We discuss implications for theory and for identification of modifiable risk pathways in the perinatal window.
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Asadzadeh L, Jafari E, Kharaghani R, Taremian F. Effectiveness of midwife-led brief counseling intervention on post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms of women experiencing a traumatic childbirth: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:142. [PMID: 32138707 PMCID: PMC7059371 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-2826-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the effectiveness of brief midwife-led counseling based on Gamble and colleagues' approach in decreasing post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms among a group of women who had experienced a traumatic childbirth. METHODS From among 270 pregnant women screened to participate in the study, 90 women experienced a traumatic childbirth. They were randomly assigned into two groups: intervention (n = 45) and control group (n = 45). We did a face-to-face counseling session within 72 h after giving birth and a telephone counseling session four to 6 weeks after giving birth for the intervention group. The control group only received the postnatal routine care. The outcome measures were post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS At the three-month follow-up, the intervention group showed significantly higher improvement on post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS Gamble and colleagues' midwife-led brief counseling could be an effective approach to reduce psychological distress of women who have experienced a traumatic childbirth. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER IRCT201608285417N2, Date of Registration: 2/21/2017.
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- Leila Asadzadeh
- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Farhad Taremian. Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Suchman N, Berg A, Abrahams L, Abrahams T, Adams A, Cowley B, Decoste C, Hawa W, Lachman A, Mpinda B, Cader-Mokoa N, Nama N, Voges J. Mothering from the Inside Out: Adapting an evidence-based intervention for high-risk mothers in the Western Cape of South Africa. Dev Psychopathol 2020; 32:105-122. [PMID: 30700335 PMCID: PMC6669108 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418001451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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During South Africa's first two decades as a democracy, the Western Cape Province has undergone radical changes to its healthcare system in an effort to address the extensive socioeconomic inequities that remain in the aftermath of the apartheid era. Although progress has been made, there is a clear need for interventions that support parents and children receiving health services in the public sector who are vulnerable to multiple psychosocial risks associated with extreme poverty. In this mixed-method study, we examined the feasibility and acceptability of adapting an evidence-based parenting intervention called Mothering from the Inside Out that was developed for mothers who are vulnerable to similar risks in the United States. Using qualitative methods, we documented the collaborative process that was guided by principles of community-based participatory research and examined themes in the Western Cape collaborators' perspectives about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Using quantitative methods, we tested the preliminary efficacy of the adapted version of Mothering from the Inside Out for improving maternal reflective functioning and mother-child interactions. Although findings from both study components indicated preliminary promise, a number of obstacles and challenges at multiple levels underscore the need for (a) flexibility and contextual support for intervention research conducted in under-resourced communities, (b) clinical sensitivity to the unique experiences of parents rearing children in highly stressful, under-resourced environments, and (c) equal partnerships that allow the expertise of local providers to inform the design proposals of consulting investigators.
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- Nancy Suchman
- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cape Town, South Africa
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Verbe J, Dubertret C, El-Hage W, Bonnet-Brilhault F, Duriez P. [GABAergic approach of postpartum depression: A translational review of literature]. Encephale 2019; 46:123-134. [PMID: 31767256 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2019.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) ranges from 10 to 15 % of parturients. The impact of the PPD is major on the maternal bond and the health of both mother and child. Its physiopathological mechanisms appear to differ from other types of depression. Today, pharmacotherapy is based on nonspecific treatment, and recent therapeutic advances in this field require a comprehensive approach of the implication of the GABAergic system in the development of PPD. Neurosteroid levels during pregnancy and after parturition and the GABA-A-r modulation are thought to be involved in PPD. OBJECTIVE To evaluate if the GABAergic approach is relevant in postpartum depression management. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of literature based on the MEDLINE database with the following Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): "postpartum depression", "GABA", "ganaxolone", "brexanolone", "allopregnanolone", prior to September 2019. We selected articles in English: preclinical and clinical studies, literature review, observational and therapeutic studies. RESULTS Preclinical models (mouse and rat) show changes in GABAergic inhibition in the peripartum period and correlation between allopregnanolone and GABA-A-r plasticity. This plasticity in the peripartum period maintains levels of inhibition adapted despite increased neurosteroid levels. KO models for the GABA-A-r δ subunit develop depression and anxiety symptoms in the postpartum period, and a change in the expression of the gene coding for the GABA-R alpha-4 subunit was found. Artificial inhibition of progesterone metabolism during post-partum increased depression symptoms. GABAergic fluctuation seems to be interrelated with other systems such as those of oxytocins. A synthetic neurosteroid (SGE-516) was tested on mouse models of PPD, KO for δ-GABA-A-r or KCC2, and showed decreased depressive symptoms and better mothering. Clinical studies confirm neurosteroid fluctuation and changes in the GABAergic system during the peripartum period. Allopregnanolone is the neurosteroid the most studied in PPD, and it is elevated in the brain during the pregnancy. Studies disagree on the presence of significant differences in allopregnanolone plasma levels during pregnancy or postpartum between women with PPD or not. Women with a history of PPD have greater susceptibility to neurosteroid withdrawal. Imagery and genetical data also show a link between allopregnanolone and PPD. The GABA-A-r may not recover in time following a reduced number during pregnancy, and this mismatch between neurosteroid levels and their receptor may trigger PPD. Several randomized controlled trials investigated brexanolone administrated IV, a synthetic formulation of allopregnanolone, and demonstrated a rapid and well tolerated reduction in depressive symptoms. In March 2019 brexanolone obtained FDA approval in PPD indication under the name Zulresso. However, there are differences in the time of beginning of PPD, which could constitute different subgroups of this disease, and which physiopathology could respond to different mechanisms. Prenatal depression does not respond to a GABAergic approach, but women without any risk factor or previous mood disorder developing PPD in the weeks following childbirth could be particularly responsive to this kind of treatment. CONCLUSION Disability to modulate GABA-A-r expression during pregnancy and restore its previous state after parturition appears to trigger PPD. The GABAergic system is a promising pharmacotherapy target. From preclinical to clinical studies for about twenty years the GABAergic system has been incriminated and targeted in this challenging mental disease.
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- J Verbe
- Pôle de psychiatrie addictologie, clinique psychiatrique universitaire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm 1266, institut de psychiatrie et de neurosciences de Paris, Paris, France
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- Pôle de psychiatrie addictologie, clinique psychiatrique universitaire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Pôle de pédopsychiatrie, centre universitaire de pédopsychiatrie, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Inserm 1266, institut de psychiatrie et de neurosciences de Paris, Paris, France; Clinique des maladies mentales et de l'encéphale, GHU Paris psychiatrie et neurosciences, Paris, France.
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Barnes J, Theule J. Maternal depression and infant attachment security: A meta-analysis. Infant Ment Health J 2019; 40:817-834. [PMID: 31415711 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to clarify the magnitude of the association between maternal depression and infant attachment nonsecurity, and to identify possible moderators of this relationship. An extensive literature search was conducted using multiple databases of both published and unpublished studies. A meta-analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between maternal depression and infant attachment security and to establish the effect size. The main findings from this meta-analysis, which included 42 studies, indicate that there is a small, yet significant, relationship between maternal depression and infant attachment nonsecurity. The rate of nonsecurity in infants of mothers with depression was approximately 20% higher than expected rates in a nonclinical population, and the association between depressive symptoms and nonsecurity was small, but significant. Infants of mothers with depression were nearly twice as likely to have a nonsecure attachment than were infants of healthy mothers. Depression measure and maternal sample source were identified as significant moderators of the odds ratio effect size. Results of this study demonstrate that there is a significant relationship between maternal depression and infant attachment nonsecurity, and suggest that interventions that focus on both maternal mental health and the attachment relationship are warranted.
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- Jennifer Barnes
- Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Khan F, Chong JY, Theisen JC, Fraley RC, Young JF, Hankin BL. Development and change in attachment: A multiwave assessment of attachment and its correlates across childhood and adolescence. J Pers Soc Psychol 2019; 118:1188-1206. [PMID: 31414871 DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This research examines the contextual factors that facilitate development and change in attachment during later childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood using a longitudinal cohort design involving 690 children (7-19 years old) and their parents. At each wave, a variety of interpersonal variables (e.g., parent-child stress) were measured. We examined alternative developmental processes (i.e., long-term, catalytic, and short-term processes) that have not been previously distinguished in attachment research. Preregistered analyses revealed that nondevelopmental processes can explain the associations between almost all of the interpersonal variables of interest and attachment security, suggesting that previous research using traditional longitudinal methods may have misattributed nondevelopmental processes for developmental ones. For example, we found that friendship quality, although prospectively associated with attachment both in prior work and in the current study, was not developmentally associated with attachment. However, after controlling for nondevelopmental sources of covariation, we identified a number of developmental processes that may help explain change in attachment. For example, we found that initial levels of parental depression, as well as growth in parent-child stress, were related to growth in adolescent insecurity over 3 years. We also examined 12 genetic variants studied in previous research and found that they were not related to average levels or changes in attachment. These results highlight how distinguishing unique kinds of developmental processes allows for a more comprehensive understanding of attachment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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A practical guide to the use of psychotropic medications during pregnancy and lactation. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2019; 33:254-266. [PMID: 31227078 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The use of psychotropic medications during the perinatal period is often met with fear and discomfort on the part of both clinicians and patients. There is a great deal of misinformation about the risks of medication use during pregnancy and lactation. The risk of untreated or undertreated mental illness during this time is an important consideration when making treatment recommendations. This paper serves as a practical guide for clinicians who may be treating patients with psychotropic medication during the perinatal period. A heuristic tool for making treatment decisions will be introduced, and coverage of specific psychiatric disorders and medication classes will be provided.
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Harrison TM. Improving neurodevelopment in infants with complex congenital heart disease. Birth Defects Res 2019; 111:1128-1140. [PMID: 31099484 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Worldwide, more than 400,000 infants are born each year with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) requiring surgical intervention within the first months of life. Although improvements in perioperative care have resulted in increased rates of survival, more than half of infants with CCHD have neurodevelopmental impairments affecting subsequent educational achievements, job opportunities, and mental health. Brain maturity and impaired outcomes in infants with CCHD are similar to those of prematurely born infants. Developmentally supportive care, including foundational application of kangaroo care (KC), improves neurodevelopment in premature infants. Provision of developmentally supportive care with KC during the early hospitalization of infants with CCHD has the potential to similarly improve neurodevelopment. The purposes of the article are to describe common congenital heart defects, describe developmentally supportive care with an emphasis on KC, and to offer specific recommendations for KC and research in infants with CCHD.
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Ransley R, Sleed M, Baradon T, Fonagy P. “What support would you find helpful?” The relationship between treatment expectations, therapeutic engagement, and clinical outcomes in parent–infant psychotherapy. Infant Ment Health J 2019; 40:557-572. [DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Rachel Ransley
- Research Department of ClinicalEducational and Health PsychologyUniversity College London London United Kingdom
- The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families London United Kingdom
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- Research Department of ClinicalEducational and Health PsychologyUniversity College London London United Kingdom
- The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families London United Kingdom
- Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe)The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families London United Kingdom
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- The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families London United Kingdom
- School of Human and Community DevelopmentUniversity of Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
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- Research Department of ClinicalEducational and Health PsychologyUniversity College London London United Kingdom
- The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families London United Kingdom
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Erickson N, Julian M, Muzik M. Perinatal depression, PTSD, and trauma: Impact on mother-infant attachment and interventions to mitigate the transmission of risk. Int Rev Psychiatry 2019; 31:245-263. [PMID: 30810410 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1563529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Early interactions between infants and their caregivers are fundamental to child development, and the parent-infant relationship is believed to provide the foundation for healthy and secure attachment relationships and for infant mental health. Over time, these secure attachment relationships become the backbone for positive child outcomes across development. Abundant research to date confirms that parental mental illness, including depression and PTSD following trauma exposure, may have a detrimental impact on parenting quality and subsequent early child relationship formations. This review paper summarizes the literature on the role of sensitive parenting and a healthy mother-infant relationship in establishing a secure mother-infant attachment bond, which in turn is critical for the child's healthy socioemotional and cognitive development. The review also highlights the roles of maternal perinatal depression, PTSD, and/or exposure to interpersonal violence or childhood maltreatment onto parenting, bonding, and child attachment style towards the caregiver. The final section discusses existing therapeutic interventions and approaches that bolster early parenting practices and early maternal-child relationships. Specific emphasis is placed on relational interventions that address bonding and attachment disturbances in the context of maternal perinatal mental health risk and trauma.
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- Nora Erickson
- a Women and Infants Mental Health Program & Zero To Thrive Program, Department of Psychiatry , University of Michigan, Psychiatry , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Women and Infants Mental Health Program & Zero To Thrive Program, Department of Psychiatry , University of Michigan, Psychiatry , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Women and Infants Mental Health Program & Zero To Thrive Program, Department of Psychiatry , University of Michigan, Psychiatry , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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Frigerio A, Porreca A, Simonelli A, Nazzari S. Emotional Availability in Samples of Mothers at High Risk for Depression and With Substance Use Disorder. Front Psychol 2019; 10:577. [PMID: 30936847 PMCID: PMC6431618 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background: Maternal substance use disorder (SUD) and depression have been extensively associated with dysfunctions in parent-child interactions. However, few studies have compared caregiving behaviors of these mothers. The current study aims to explore maternal emotional availability (EA) in mothers with maternal SUD and depressive symptoms in order to investigate whether these conditions represent a different risk gradient for early parenting. Methods: Mother-infant relationship was investigated in 18 mothers with SUD, 11 mothers at risk for depression, and 39 mothers from general population. The dyads were videotaped during a free-play session and the quality of parent-child interactions was assessed using the EA Scales (EAS) and the Emotional Attachment and EA Clinical Screener (EA2-CS). Results: Mothers with SUD scored lower on sensitivity, non-intrusiveness, and non-hostility with respect to the low-risk sample, whereas mothers at risk for depression scored lower on sensitivity and non-hostility compared to the latter. No significant differences between mothers with SUD and mothers at risk for depression emerged on the EAS, whereas different specific classifications on the EA Clinical Screener were found for the SUD (i.e., Complicated), depression (i.e., Detached), and low-risk (i.e., Emotionally Available) samples. Conclusion: If the current findings are replicated, they might have significant implications for selecting targets of early mother-infant interventions.
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- Alessandra Frigerio
- Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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Orsolini L, De Berardis D, Bellantuono C. The ‘hidden' and ‘forgotten' psychiatry: The Perinatal Psychiatry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.3280/rsf2019-001003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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den Besten-Bertholee D, van der Meer DH, Ter Horst PGJ. Quality of Lactation Studies Investigating Antidepressants. Breastfeed Med 2019; 14:359-365. [PMID: 31013435 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2019.0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the quality of lactation studies investigating antidepressants in breast milk according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidelines and the article by Begg et al., 2002, published in the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA). Materials and Methods: We used PubMed and LactMed® for the literature search. Furthermore, cross references were searched for additional studies. Results: A total number of 60 articles were included for review. For selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine, only two studies correctly assessed the absolute infant dose and milk to plasma ratio; one sertraline and one fluoxetine study. Of all tricyclic antidepressants, one study for amitriptyline and one for nortriptyline assessed these endpoints correctly. We found a lack of information on breast milk sampling methods in many studies. Concentrations needed for the calculations were based on single measurements instead of at least five measurements during one dose interval, and the relative infant dose was not normalized by maternal weight, or an average maternal weight of 70 kg was used as a standard. Discussion: We conclude that the quality of the current literature on this topic does not meet the standards of the FDA. Studies of higher quality are needed to determine the extent of drug transfer to breast milk for antidepressants, so an adequate recommendation about use of these drugs during lactation can be given.
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Zeegers MA, de Vente W, Nikolić M, Majdandžić M, Bögels SM, Colonnesi C. Mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness influences physiological emotion regulation of infants across the first year of life. Dev Sci 2018; 21:e12689. [PMID: 29920863 PMCID: PMC6220880 DOI: 10.1111/desc.12689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The main aim of this study was to test whether mothers' (n = 116) and fathers' (n = 116) mind-mindedness predicts infants' physiological emotion regulation (heart rate variability; HRV) across the first year of life. Three hypotheses were examined: (a) parents' mind-mindedness at 4 and 12 months predicts infants' HRV at 12 months over and above infants' initial HRV levels at 4 months, (b) mothers' and fathers' mind-mindedness independently predict infant HRV, and (c) the effects of mind-mindedness on infant HRV (partially) operate via parenting behaviour. Infants' HRV was assessed during rest and a stranger approach. Mind-mindedness was assessed by calculating the proportions of appropriate and non-attuned mind-related comments during free-play interactions, and parenting quality was observed at 4 and 12 months in the same interactions. Path analyses showed that mothers' appropriate mind-related comments at 4 and 12 months predicted higher baseline HRV at 12 months, whereas mothers' non-attuned comments predicted lower baseline HRV at 12 months. Similar, but concurrent, relations were found for fathers' appropriate and non-attuned mind-related comments and infant baseline HRV at 12 months. In addition, fathers' appropriate mind-related comments showed an indirect association with infant baseline HRV at 12 months via fathers' parenting quality. With regard to infant HRV reactivity during the stranger approach, mothers' appropriate mind-related comments at 4 months and fathers' non-attuned mind-related comments at 12 months predicted a larger HRV decline during the stranger approach at 12 months. Infants' HRV at 4 months did not predict parents' later mind-mindedness. The results indicate that mothers' and fathers' appropriate and non-attuned mind-related speech uniquely impacts the development of infants' physiological emotion regulation.
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- Moniek A.J. Zeegers
- Research Institute of Child Development and EducationUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and EducationUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and EducationUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and EducationUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and EducationUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and EducationUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Wright T, Stevens S, Wouldes TA. MOTHERS AND THEIR INFANTS CO-ADMITTED TO A NEWLY DEVELOPED MOTHER-BABY UNIT: CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES. Infant Ment Health J 2018; 39:707-717. [PMID: 30339733 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Research on Mother-Baby Units (MBUs) has mainly focused on maternal psychiatric outcomes, not the well-being of infants. This study investigated infant development and mental health along with maternal characteristics and the mother-infant relationship in 45 dyads (60% New Zealand European, 20% Māori, 11% Pacific) admitted to a new MBU. Maternal psychopathology was measured with the Health of the Nations Outcome Scale (HoNOS, J.K Wing et al., 1998) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF; I.M. Aas, 2010). The Parent-Infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale (PIR-GAS, Zero to Three, 2005) measured the mother-infant relationship. Infant measures included Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (Zero to Three Press, 2005) and the Ages & Stages-3 (J. Squires, E. Twombly, D. Bricker, & L. Potter, 2009). Maternal mental illness and functioning improved during the admission and were positively associated with longer inpatient duration and no illicit substance use. Well-being of the infants was concerning. In addition to lower birth weights and poorer health status, at discharge 51% were lagging behind developmentally, and 51% were exhibiting signs of infant mental health concerns. Relationally, 67% of mother-infant dyads had features of, and 29% met criteria for, a disordered relationship. Poorer mother-infant relationships were associated with a maternal diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, use of the Mental Health Act, leaving the MBU early, limited social support, and infant mental health diagnosis.
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- Tanya Wright
- University of Auckland and Starship Hospital, Auckland District Health Board
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Gilson KM, Johnson S, Davis E, Brunton S, Swift E, Reddihough D, Williams K. Supporting the mental health of mothers of children with a disability: Health professional perceptions of need, role, and challenges. Child Care Health Dev 2018; 44:721-729. [PMID: 30133770 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mothers of children with a disability have a higher risk of mental health difficulties than mothers of typically developing children. Very little is known about how health professionals perceive their role in supporting mothers' mental health. We aimed to explore the perspectives of health professionals working with families of children with a disability about how they provide support for maternal mental health in their roles. Specifically, whether professionals consider it their role and responsibility to provide support, the types of actions that they engage in to do this, and the challenges that they experience. METHODS This qualitative semi-structured interview study included 13 health professionals (allied health professionals, general practitioners, and paediatricians) working with families of a child with a disability. Thematic analysis was conducted on transcribed interview data. RESULTS Four overlapping themes were identified from the data indicating that professionals knew that mothers needed mental health support but were not always clear about their roles and responsibilities to support maternal mental health. Professionals also found it difficult to address maternal mental health difficulties, were not always aware of the best strategies to support maternal mental health, and faced difficulties that could be overcome with training and system improvements. CONCLUSIONS Although all health professionals were aware of the frequent occurrence of maternal mental health difficulties and the importance of addressing them, several challenges were identified to managing them successfully. Providing health professionals with training in discussing mental health and clearer referral pathways would contribute to mothers being better supported, in addition to policy change that allows parental support in child health services.
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- Kim-Michelle Gilson
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Family Research and Evaluation, Drummond Street Services, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.,Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Global and Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurodevelopment and Disability, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurodevelopment and Disability, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Özcan NK, Boyacıoğlu NE, Dikeç G, Dinç H, Enginkaya S, Tomruk N. Prenatal and Postnatal Attachment Among Turkish Mothers Diagnosed with a Mental Health Disorder. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2018; 39:795-801. [PMID: 30111211 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1455773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The presence of a mental disorder in the mother is one of the key factors affecting attachment. The present study aimed to evaluate prenatal and postnatal attachment among mothers diagnosed with a mental health disorder by comparing them to a healthy group. The patient group included women who received follow-up care in a psychiatric clinic (74 pregnant and 75 postpartum), and the healthy group consisted of women who attended a follow-up polyclinic (118 pregnant and 82 postpartum). Data were collected using questionnaire forms, including the Prenatal Attachment Inventory and the Maternal Attachment Scale. Mothers diagnosed with a mental health disorder were determined to have lower attachment scores than the healthy group, both during the prenatal and postnatal periods. The literature suggests that mothers diagnosed with a mental health disorder showed low maternal attachment scores during pregnancy and/or the postnatal period. Psychiatric nurses should be involved in initiatives that may increase the prenatal and maternal attachment.
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- Neslihan Keser Özcan
- a Midwife Department, Faculty of Health Sciences , Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Midwife Department, Faculty of Health Sciences , Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- b Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences , Istinye University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Midwife Department, Faculty of Health Sciences , Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- c Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery , Dr Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry , Istanbul , Turkey
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- c Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery , Dr Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry , Istanbul , Turkey
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Ruiz SK, Harris SJ, Martinez P, Gold PM, Klimes-Dougan B. Young adult's attachment style as a partial mediator between maternal functioning and young adult offsprings' functioning. J Affect Disord 2018. [PMID: 29522959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The quality of our early attachment relationships with primary caregivers is carried forward to new developmental domains, including interpersonal contexts in adulthood. One of the factors that can disrupt early attachment is maternal depression, which may be associated with less responsive care and may impede the development of a secure attachment. Moreover, this disruption in secure attachment may act as a mechanism by which offspring of depressed mothers are more likely to experience their own psychopathology. In this study we predicted that attachment anxiety and avoidance would mediate the relationship between maternal depression diagnosis and functional impairment predicting young adult offspring's functional impairment. METHODS This study utilized longitudinal data from 98 families with clinically diagnosed depressed and well mothers, and two of their young adult children, an older and younger sibling (N = 123, Female = 75, Mage = 22.09, SD = 2.57). Mother's and young adult children's functioning was based on clinical ratings on the Global Assessment Scale. Attachment was based on the young adult's self-report on the Experiences in Close Relationships. RESULTS Results indicate that maternal diagnosis and functional impairment predicted offspring's functional impairment. This relationship was partially mediated through offspring's attachment anxiety, but not attachment avoidance. LIMITATIONS The mediator and outcome variable were measured concurrently, thus causal implications are limited. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides critical evidence that early experiences with depressed mothers may have influence into young adulthood in typical and atypical domains of development. This work extends our understanding of the impact of early experiences in long-term development, and may have treatment implications for intervening on both maternal and romantic relationships to improve attachment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah K Ruiz
- Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, 51 E River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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