Maternal representations and emotional availability among drug-abusing and nonusing mothers and their infants

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-138

  Flykt, Marjo ^a   Punamäki, Raija Leena ^a   Belt, Ritva ^a   Biringen, Zeynep ^b   Salo, Saara ^c   Posa, Tiina ^d   Pajulo, Marjukka ^e  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d University of Turku ^*  (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUP THERAPY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENTHOOD; PARITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84858249404     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21313     Document Type: Article

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