Factors that predict infant disorganization in mothers classified as U in pregnancy.
Attach Hum Dev
; 8(2): 113-22, 2006 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The unresolved (U) state of mind in parents has been validated by its association with infant attachment disorganization (D), yet all studies show a transmission gap, and a proportion of individuals classified as U have infants who are not D. This paper reports on 31 mothers who showed the characteristic lapses in thinking and reasoning of the unresolved/disorganized state of mind in relation to stillbirth (U(sb)), when assessed with the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) in the pregnancy after stillbirth. Seventeen (55%) of their infants were D at 1 year old. We evaluate social, attachment, and psychiatric variables to establish whether there are differences in U(sb) individuals that will predict infant D. In this population of U mothers, social and attachment factors did not predict infant D, but U(sb) mothers of non-D infants showed significantly higher levels of depression and of intrusive thoughts on the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scale in pregnancy, and showed higher levels of intrusive thoughts when the infant was 1 year old. We discuss possible interpretations of these findings.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aflicción
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Hijo de Padres Discapacitados
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Trastorno de Vinculación Reactiva
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Mortinato
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Madres
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Attach Hum Dev
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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MEDICINA SOCIAL
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido