Neurobiological basis of parenting disturbance

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-122

  Newman, Louise K ^a,b   Harris, Melissa ^b   Allen, Joanne ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; child development; emotions; motivation; parenting

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MATERNAL CARE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEER REVIEW; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 79951754653     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.527821     Document Type: Article

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