Background: Several studies have shown a connection between mothers with postnatal depression (PND) and emotional-behavioral problems in their children. Mothers' psychopathology may impair interactional patterns with children and these outcomes can be influenced by father's psychopathological symptoms. The primary aim of the study was to assess over time parent-infant interaction in families where mothers have experienced PND and have received psychological treatment during the child's first year of life considering the severity of parents' psychopathological symptoms and children's temperament Methods: Three groups of families were involved: families with mothers with PND wherein both parents followed a psychological treatment (TxMF); families with mothers affected by PND wherein only the mother followed the treatment (TxM) and control families wherein the mothers did not have a psychopathological diagnosis and did not receive any treatment (Con). The families were assessed at two time points through Symptom Check-List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Questionari ltaliani Temperamento (QUIT) and the video-recorded procedure observing mealtime Scala di Valutazione lnterazioni Alimentari (SVIA) Results: Parents in the TxMF group had significantly lower SVIA scores (i.e., less maladaptive) at T2. TxMF group scored lower at T2 at SCL-90-R, whereas TxM showed no significant differences between Ti and T2. Involvement of fathers in the treatment was important to improve the psychopathological symptoms of both parents and the quality of interactions with their children

Parent-infant interactions in families with women diagnosed with postnatal depression: a longitudinal study on the effects of a psychodynamic treatment / Tambelli, Renata; Cerniglia, Luca; Cimino, Silvia; Ballarotto, Giulia. - In: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 1664-1078. - 6:(2015). [10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01210]

Parent-infant interactions in families with women diagnosed with postnatal depression: a longitudinal study on the effects of a psychodynamic treatment

TAMBELLI, Renata;CERNIGLIA, LUCA;CIMINO, SILVIA;BALLAROTTO, GIULIA
2015

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Background: Several studies have shown a connection between mothers with postnatal depression (PND) and emotional-behavioral problems in their children. Mothers' psychopathology may impair interactional patterns with children and these outcomes can be influenced by father's psychopathological symptoms. The primary aim of the study was to assess over time parent-infant interaction in families where mothers have experienced PND and have received psychological treatment during the child's first year of life considering the severity of parents' psychopathological symptoms and children's temperament Methods: Three groups of families were involved: families with mothers with PND wherein both parents followed a psychological treatment (TxMF); families with mothers affected by PND wherein only the mother followed the treatment (TxM) and control families wherein the mothers did not have a psychopathological diagnosis and did not receive any treatment (Con). The families were assessed at two time points through Symptom Check-List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Questionari ltaliani Temperamento (QUIT) and the video-recorded procedure observing mealtime Scala di Valutazione lnterazioni Alimentari (SVIA) Results: Parents in the TxMF group had significantly lower SVIA scores (i.e., less maladaptive) at T2. TxMF group scored lower at T2 at SCL-90-R, whereas TxM showed no significant differences between Ti and T2. Involvement of fathers in the treatment was important to improve the psychopathological symptoms of both parents and the quality of interactions with their children
2015
parent-infant interactions; post-partum depression; fathers; psychodynamic treatment; temperament
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Parent-infant interactions in families with women diagnosed with postnatal depression: a longitudinal study on the effects of a psychodynamic treatment / Tambelli, Renata; Cerniglia, Luca; Cimino, Silvia; Ballarotto, Giulia. - In: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 1664-1078. - 6:(2015). [10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01210]
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