Behavioral, interactional and developmental symptomatology in toddlers of depressed mothers:: a preliminary clinical study within the DC:0-3 framework

Oeztop D. B., Uslu R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, sa.2, ss.171-178, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.171-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: maternal depression, infant, toddler, development, behavior, relationship, FAILURE-TO-THRIVE, POSTNATAL DEPRESSION, MATERNAL DEPRESSION, INFANT INTERACTIONS, CHILDREN, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, ATTACHMENT, DISORDER, RISK, COMORBIDITY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Relations between maternal depression and infant behavior, attachment and development were examined within a clinical diagnostic framework. The sample consisted of a study group of 15 infants and their mothers with depression compared to a group of 16 infants and their mothers with no diagnosable psychiatric disorders. The study group scored lower on expressive (p <.03), receptive (p <.05) and overall communication (p <.03) and coping skills (p <.03) of the Vineland and total scales (p <.05) of both developmental measures and higher on psychosocial stressor severity assessments (p <.01). More mother-infant dyads in the study group presented with relationship disorders (p <.01) with considerably lower PIR-GAS (global assessment scale for parent-infant relationship) scores (p <.001). Infants of depressed mothers were also significantly more likely to show problematic attachment behavior to their mothers (p <.01). As a factor leading to the increased risk of childhood developmental problems and psychopathology, maternal depression requires special attention during clinical assessment of infants and toddlers.