2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.01.076
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Interactive regulation of affect in postpartum depressed mothers and their infants in the course of depression

Abstract: Specific patterns of interaction emerging in the first months of life are related to processes regulating mutual affects in the mother-child dyad. Particularly important in this respect are the processes of ‘matching’ and ‘interactive repair’. According to previous research results, these interaction processes are significantly impaired in mothers with postpartum depression, exerting a detrimental influence on the infant's emotional and cognitive development as well as on the course of the mother's illness. It… Show more

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