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An investigation into the possible overlap between PTSD and unresolved responses following stillbirth: an absence of linkage with only unresolved status predicting infant disorganization.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15513266     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It has been suggested that the characteristic lapses in thinking and reasoning of the unresolved/disorganized (U) state of mind following traumatic loss involve psychological mechanisms similar to those found in PTSD and that a fuller understanding of these mechanisms may help explain the disruptions in parental caretaking behaviour that lead to disorganized infant attachment. This paper investigates whether PTSD, assessed in 60 mothers in the pregnancy after stillbirth, predicts infant disorganized (D) attachment in next-born children, and whether there was any association between U and PTSD. We report that in this population there was no significant correspondence between U and PTSD scores or caseness and no association between maternal PTSD and infant D. We discuss possible interpretations of these findings.
Authors:
Penelope Turton; Patricia Hughes; Peter Fonagy; David Fainman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Attachment & human development     Volume:  6     ISSN:  1461-6734     ISO Abbreviation:  Attach Hum Dev     Publication Date:  2004 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-10-29     Completed Date:  2005-03-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901315     Medline TA:  Attach Hum Dev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  241-53; discussion 255-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Conflict (Psychology)*
Female
Humans
Mothers / psychology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome / psychology*
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Reactive Attachment Disorder / diagnosis,  psychology*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis,  psychology*

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