Mothers with and without bipolar disorder and their infants: group differences in mother-infant interaction patterns at three months postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with bipolar disorder (BD) have a high risk of illness relapse postpartum. The risk coincides with the period when mother-infant interactions are evolving. We compared mother-infant interactions in dyads where the mothers have BD with dyads where the mothers have no mental disorder. The association between concurrent affective symptoms of BD mothers and interaction quality was investigated.

Methods

Twenty-six women with BD and 30 comparison women with infants were included. The Parent-Child Early Relational Assessment (PCERA) was used to assess maternal behaviour, infant behaviour and dyadic coordination in interactions at 3 months postpartum. The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology and Young Mania Rating Scale were used to assess affective symptoms of BD

SUBMITTER: Anke TMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6751750 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature