The Development of the Caregiving System among women with severe mental illness: preliminary data from the WARM-study
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Introduction: In the attachment literature “the caregiving system” has been described as the parental behavioral system that has the function of “providing protection, comfort, and care for a child”, and it is proposed as a mediating link between the mother´s own attachment status and infant attachment classification (George & Solomon, 2008).
Aims of the Study: As little is known on how the caregiving system develops when the mother suffers from severe mental illness (SMI), this presentation will explore the role of maternal psychopathology for the pre- and postnatal development of caregiving representations in the WARM study. The hypothesis is that higher level of psychopathology is associated with higher levels of the caregiving representations: Deactivation, cognitive disconnection and the segregated systems – all dimensions found among mothers with children that show a pattern of insecure or disorganized attachment.
Material and Methods: Caregiving Representations are assessed in pregnancy and at 1 and 4 weeks postnatal with the Prenatal Caregiving Experience Questionnaire (PCEQ, Brennan, George, & Solomon, 2013) and at 16 weeks with the Caregiving Experience Quenstionnaire (CEQ, Brennan, George, & Solomon, 2013). The development of psychopathology is assessed in pregnancy and at 4 and 16 weeks with The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS, Kay et al., 1989), The Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS, Montgomery and Asberg, 1979) and The Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Rating Scale (BRMRS, Bech et al, 1979).
Results: Preliminary results from the WARM study will be presented. Associations between severity of psychopathology and development of caregiving representations in the transition to motherhood will be explored.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2016 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 15the World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health: Infant Mental Health in a rapidly changing world: Conflict, adversity, and resilience - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 29 May 2016 → 2 Jun 2016 Conference number: 15 http://waimh2016.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 15the World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health |
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Number | 15 |
Country | Czech Republic |
City | Prague |
Period | 29/05/2016 → 02/06/2016 |
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Links
- http://www.waimh.org/files/Congress/2016/WAIMH%202016%20IMHJ%20Supplement.pdf
Accepted author manuscript
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