Expanding the concept of unresolved mental states: Hostile/Helpless states of mind on the Adult Attachment Interview are associated with disrupted mother-infant communication and infant disorganization

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^a   Yellin, Claudia ^b   Melnick, Sharon ^a   Atwood, Gwendolyn ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISORIENTATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; CHILD; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

ADULT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING;

EID: 24344462185     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579405050017     Document Type: Article

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