Effects of postpartum anxiety disorders and depression on maternal self-confidence
Low maternal self-confidence may damage the early mother-infant relationship and negatively influence infant development. The goal of this study was to test whether a current and previous history of DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders is associated with maternal self-confidence two weeks after d...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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17 January 2012
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Infant behavior and development
Year: 2012, Jahrgang: 35, Heft: 2, Pages: 264-272 |
| ISSN: | 1934-8800 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.12.005 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.12.005 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163638311001263 
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| Verfasserangaben: | Corinna Reck, Daniela Noe, Jakob Gerstenlauer, Eva Stehle |
| Zusammenfassung: | Low maternal self-confidence may damage the early mother-infant relationship and negatively influence infant development. The goal of this study was to test whether a current and previous history of DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders is associated with maternal self-confidence two weeks after delivery. Postpartum anxiety disorder and depression was diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria in a community sample of 798 women. The data showed a significant link between current postpartum anxiety and depressive disorders and maternal self-confidence. Furthermore, women with a depression or anxiety disorder in their previous psychiatric history scored lower in maternal self-confidence. There is a need for appropriate preventive programmes to promote maternal self-confidence. With such programmes it is possible to prevent infant developmental disorders which might result from reduced feelings of maternal self-confidence and associated maternal interaction behaviour. |
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| Beschreibung: | Gesehen am 23.04.2018 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1934-8800 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.12.005 |