Maternal stress and depression and the lateralisation of infant cradling

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-269

  Reissland, Nadja ^a   Hopkins, Brian ^b,c   Helms, Peter ^d   Williams, Bob ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lateralisation of holding infants; Maternal depression; Maternal stress; Parent child interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP;

ADULT; BRAIN; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68149120492     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01791.x     Document Type: Article

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