TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Severe disorders of the mother-infant relationship: definitions and frequency
JO  - Archives of women's mental health
A1  - Brockington, I. F.
A1  - Aucamp, H. M.
A1  - Fraser, C.
SP  - 243
EP  - 251
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
N2  - We assessed the frequency of severe disorders of the mother-infant relationship in over 200 mothers referred to services in Birmingham and Christchurch, all of whom were interviewed using the Birmingham Interview for Maternal Mental Health. 10.6% had established rejection and 14.6% threatened rejection of their infants. 28.6% had various degrees of pathological anger, which was severe in 8.3%. Rejection was strongly associated with unwanted pregnancy and lack of interaction with the foetus.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1434-1816
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-006-0133-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -