Insecure attachment during infancy predicts greater amygdala volumes in early adulthood

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 540-548

  Moutsiana, Christina ^a   Johnstone, Tom ^b   Murray, Lynne ^b,c   Fearon, Pasco ^a   Cooper, Peter J ^b,c   Pliatsikas, Christos ^d   Goodyer, Ian ^e   Halligan, Sarah L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amygdala; Attachment; brain development; longitudinal; maternal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926454219     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12317     Document Type: Article

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