Emotionally avoidant language in the parenting interviews of substance-dependent mothers: Associations with reflective functioning, recent substance use, and parenting behavior

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 506-519

  Borelli, Jessica L ^a   West, Jessica L ^a   Decoste, Cindy ^b   Suchman, Nancy E ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTIVE FUNCTIONING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84865795773     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21340     Document Type: Article

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