Autonomic and brain electrical activity in securely- and insecurely-attached infants of depressed mothers

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-149

  Dawson, Geraldine ^a   Ashman, Sharon B ^a   Hessl, David ^a   Spieker, Susan ^a   Frey, Karin ^a   Panagiotides, Heracles ^a   Embry, Lara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Brain activity; Heart rate; Maternal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255544     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(01)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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