Infant Mental Health Journal

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Psychotherapy with infants and young children: Repairing the effects of stress and trauma on early attachment. By Alicia F. Lieberman and Patricia Van Horn. The Guilford Press, 2008, 366 pp.

Mindy Kronenberg

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 113 - 114

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The transactional model of development: How children and contexts shape each other. Edited by Arnold Sameroff. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2009, 290 pp.

Anne McDonald Culp

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 115 - 117

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Emotional availability and psychosocial correlates among mothers in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants

Jenifer Goldman Fraser, April Harris‐Britt, Erin Leone Thakkallapalli, Beth Kurtz‐Costes, more

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 1 - 15

Emotional availability (EA) was investigated among low‐income mothers enrolled in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants (n = 21) compared with a demographically matched group of mother–infant pairs who, by self‐report, were not at risk for substance abuse (n = 27). The mother–infant dyads in the treatment group generally demonstrated poorer EA functioning than those in the comparison group,...

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Predictors of representational aggression in preschool children of low‐income urban African American adolescent mothers

Geoff Goodman, J. Lawrence Aber

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 33 - 57

Responses to five doll‐story stems thematically related to attachment experiences with the mother were videotaped in the home and used to evaluate child, maternal, and environmental predictors of representational aggression in 93 preschool children of African American women receiving public assistance who had become pregnant as teenagers. Significant correlations were found between representational...

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Raising parents: Attachment, parenting and child safety. By Patricia McKinsey Crittenden. Willan Publishing, 2008, 381 pp.

Kimberly Renk

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 118 - 120

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Maternal and child characteristics as antecedents of maternal mind‐mindedness

Isabelle Demers, Annie Bernier, George M. Tarabulsy, Marc A. Provost

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 94 - 112

This article compares an expanded descriptive measure of maternal mind‐mindedness to the original measure. We included assessments of the valence and richness of descriptions given by 106 mothers when asked to talk about their 18‐month‐old child (55 boys), in addition to assessing the proportion of mind‐related descriptors. Contrary to previous findings, the proportion of mental descriptors was not...

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Maternal factors and experiences associated with observed parenting behavior in mothers attending a residential parenting program

Karli Treyvaud, Susan Rogers, Jan Matthews, Beverley Allen

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 58 - 70

Parents experiencing early parenting difficulties often seek support through parenting programs. Characteristics of mothers seeking parenting support and information at an early parenting center in Victoria, Australia and the relationships between these factors and parenting behavior were explored using an observational measure of parent–child interaction. Participants were 43 mothers and children...

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Supervision and training in child care: Does reflective supervision foster caregiver insightfulness?

Elita Amini Virmani, Lenna L. Ontai

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 16 - 32

The goal of this study was to explore the effects of reflective and traditional supervision and training on caregiver insightfulness. Caregiver insightfulness, or caregiver ability to understand “motives underlying the child's behavior in a complete, open, and accepting way” (D. Oppenheim, D. Goldsmith, & N. Koren‐Karie, 2004, p. 352) was assessed at two time points with 21 new caregivers at two...

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Cancer during pregnancy: Two case studies

Florence Schmitt, Sirkku Jyrkkiö, Tuula Tamminen, Jorma Piha

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 1 > 71 - 93

When a pregnant woman develops cancer, death and life are competing in her body and in her mind. In this article, two cases of pregnant cancer patients are described. The pregnant women were accompanied through their journey toward delivery and during the first months with their newborn. The process of being in intensive cancer treatment during pregnancy, of giving birth, and of building an early...

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Parenting of 7‐month‐old infants at familial risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Rivka Landau, Miri Avital, Andrea Berger, Naama Atzaba‐Poria, more

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 141 - 158

Patterns of interaction between parents and 7‐month‐old boys at familial risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a comparison group were studied during a warm‐up and two play episodes. The sample included 78 (47 at‐risk, 31 comparison) mother–child and 45 (27 at‐risk, 18 comparison) father–child dyads. A coding system developed by G. Kochanska (1997, 1998) was used. Infants in...

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Adaptation of a behavioral parent‐training curriculum for Hispanic caregivers: HOT DOCS Español

Heather Agazzi, Abraham Salinas, Jillian Williams, Daniela Chiriboga, more

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 182 - 200

This article presents the process utilized to adapt a behavioral parent‐training curriculum for Hispanic caregivers from a program currently available in English. Throughout this process, a number of cultural and language elements were identified as needing to be modified to meet the needs of the Hispanic population served. Fidelity and fit were balanced to develop a curriculum acceptable to diverse...

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A caregiver–child socioemotional and relationship rating scale

Robert B. McCall, Christina J. Groark, Larry Fish

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 201 - 219

This article reports the construction and pilot reliability, validity, and psychometric properties of a new caregiver–child rating scale that emphasizes caregiver–child socioemotional interactions and relationships. While the scale was developed and studied in orphanages for young children, it potentially could be used in nonresidential early care and education settings as well as for parent–child...

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Problematic dyadic interaction among toddlers and their polydrug‐cocaine‐using mothers

Adriana Molitor, Linda C. Mayes

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 121 - 140

Dyadic interactions between 84 at‐risk toddlers and their nondrug‐, polydrug‐non‐cocaine‐, or polydrug‐cocaine‐using mothers were examined during unstructured play. Coded videotaped behaviors revealed two maternal constructs (interactive competence, maladaptive engagement) and three toddler constructs (responsiveness, active positive initiation, play). Cocaine‐using mothers displayed more maladaptive...

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Phenomenology, psychopathology, and short‐term therapeutic outcome of 102 infants aged 0 to 12 months consecutively referred to a community‐based 0 to 3 mental health clinic

Sylvie Viaux‐Savelon, Didier Rabain, Elisabeth Aidane, Philippe Bonnet, more

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 242 - 253

Infants ages 0 to 1 year consecutively referred for psychiatric treatment during the year 2005 were followed, and variables associated with diagnosis and short‐term outcome were assessed. Infants were evaluated using the Psychiatric Infant Navigator Chart and Evaluation that includes nosological diagnoses [Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood,...

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The child as held in the mind of the mother: The influence of prenatal maternal representations on parenting behaviors

Carolyn Joy Dayton, Alytia A. Levendosky, William S. Davidson, G. Anne Bogat

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 220 - 241

Using a longitudinal design, this study examined the relationship of a mother's prenatal representation of her child and her parenting behavior with that child at 1 year of age in a sample of women who were either exposed or not exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) (N = 164; M child age = 1.1 years, SD = .11 years; 52% male). Controlling for prenatal IPV, a MANCOVA analysis revealed that prenatal...

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Posttraumatic play in young children exposed to terrorism: An empirical study

Esther Cohen, Saralea Chazan, Moran Lerner, Efrat Maimon

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 2 > 159 - 181

The phenomenon of “posttraumatic play” (PTP) has received much clinical recognition and little empirical support. The objective of this study was to examine various aspects of PTP in young children exposed to terror events and their relation to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Individual play sessions, conducted with 29 young Israeli children directly exposed to terrorism (M age = 5.47, SD =...

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Recognizing young children in need of mental health assessment: Development and preliminary validity of the early childhood screening assessment

Mary Margaret Gleason, Charles H. Zeanah, Susan Dickstein

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 3 > 335 - 357

The Early Childhood Screening Assessment (ECSA) is a primary care screening measure developed to identify very young children (1½–5 years old) who need further emotional or behavioral assessment. The ECSA was developed specifically to meet the logistical constraints of primary care settings. This study assessed the preliminary psychometric properties of the ECSA by comparing it with extant validated...

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The interface of mental and emotional health and pregnancy in urban indigenous women: Research in progress

Barbara A. Hayes, Alistair Campbell, Beryl Buckby, Lynore K. Geia, more

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 3 > 277 - 290

Research among indigenous women in Australia has shown that a number of lifestyle factors are associated with poor obstetric outcomes; however, little evidence appears in the literature about the role of social stressors and mental health among indigenous women. The not‐for‐profit organization beyondblue established a “Depression Initiative” in Australia. As part of this they provided funding to the...

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Enhancing mothers' interactions with toddlers who have sensory‐processing disorders

Nurit Jaegermann, Pnina S. Klein

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 3 > 291 - 311

The objective of the current study was to examine the effects of a brief Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (the MISC‐SP) designed to enhance the quality of mothers' interaction with their toddlers who have sensory processing disorders (SPD). The basic assumption was that quality parent–child interactions can serve as a protective factor moderating the potential negative effects of...

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The relation between early mother–infant skin‐to‐skin contact and later maternal sensitivity in South African mothers of low birth weight infants

Ann E. Bigelow, Marianne Littlejohn, Nils Bergman, Claudette McDonald

Infant Mental Health Journal > 31 > 3 > 358 - 377

The relation between early mother–infant skin‐to‐skin contact (SSC) and mothers' subsequent sensitivity to their low birth weight infants was investigated in a study of 12 mother–infant dyads who participated in a South African randomized control study of early SSC. The dyads were visited in the home when infants were under 1 year. Amounts of SSC were taken from hospital records and home interviews...

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Infant Mental Health Journal

Psychotherapy with infants and young children: Repairing the effects of stress and trauma on early attachment. By Alicia F. Lieberman and Patricia Van Horn. The Guilford Press, 2008, 366 pp.

The transactional model of development: How children and contexts shape each other. Edited by Arnold Sameroff. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2009, 290 pp.

Emotional availability and psychosocial correlates among mothers in substance‐abuse treatment and their young infants

Predictors of representational aggression in preschool children of low‐income urban African American adolescent mothers

Raising parents: Attachment, parenting and child safety. By Patricia McKinsey Crittenden. Willan Publishing, 2008, 381 pp.

Maternal and child characteristics as antecedents of maternal mind‐mindedness

Maternal factors and experiences associated with observed parenting behavior in mothers attending a residential parenting program

Supervision and training in child care: Does reflective supervision foster caregiver insightfulness?

Cancer during pregnancy: Two case studies

Parenting of 7‐month‐old infants at familial risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Adaptation of a behavioral parent‐training curriculum for Hispanic caregivers: HOT DOCS Español

A caregiver–child socioemotional and relationship rating scale

Problematic dyadic interaction among toddlers and their polydrug‐cocaine‐using mothers

Phenomenology, psychopathology, and short‐term therapeutic outcome of 102 infants aged 0 to 12 months consecutively referred to a community‐based 0 to 3 mental health clinic

The child as held in the mind of the mother: The influence of prenatal maternal representations on parenting behaviors

Posttraumatic play in young children exposed to terrorism: An empirical study

Recognizing young children in need of mental health assessment: Development and preliminary validity of the early childhood screening assessment

The interface of mental and emotional health and pregnancy in urban indigenous women: Research in progress

Enhancing mothers' interactions with toddlers who have sensory‐processing disorders

The relation between early mother–infant skin‐to‐skin contact and later maternal sensitivity in South African mothers of low birth weight infants

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