Maternal childhood abuse and neglect predicts offspring development in early childhood: The roles of reflective functioning and child sex

Garon-Bissonnette, Julia; Duguay, Gabrielle; Lemieux, Roxanne; Dubois‐Comtois, Karine; Berthelot, Nicolas

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105030

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“…Another consideration is the role that emotional attachment and reflective functioning plays in the health of the caregiver-child dyad. A caregiver's capacity to empathize with their child and mentalize the child's feelings and thoughts is highly predictive of parent and child mental health ( Camoirano, 2017 ); this is particularly consequential in the context of childhood abuse and trauma ( Berthelot et al, 2015 ; Garon-Bissonnette et al, 2022 ). Strategies aimed at improving reflective functioning and attachment have the capacity to reduce parental stress ( Nijssens et al, 2018 ), which may subsequently improve the health of the caregiver-child dyad.…”

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confidence: 99%

Child sexual abuse survivors: Differential complex multimodal treatment outcomes for pre-COVID and COVID era cohorts

Reeson

Polzin²,

Pazderka

et al. 2022

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child sexual abuse survivors: Differential complex multimodal treatment outcomes for pre-COVID and COVID era cohorts

Reeson

Polzin²,

Pazderka

et al. 2022

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…The cut-offs of the instruments are reported in Table 1 . We previously showed in a larger sample of pregnant women that the CTQ has a good consistency ( 10 ).…”

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“…Recent, meta-analytic evidence confirmed that a parental history of childhood trauma figures among the most important risk factor for maltreatment ( 8 ). Second, even in the absence of a repetition of maltreatment, offspring of parents with a history of trauma are at increased risk of neurobiological ( 9 ) and developmental problems ( 10 ), as well as of displaying insecure-disorganized attachment patterns ( 11 ). This intergenerational transmission of trauma would partly take place during the fetal phase ( 12 ).…”

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Evaluation of the Acceptability of a Prenatal Program for Women With Histories of Childhood Trauma: The Program STEP

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Background: Childhood trauma would negatively affect pregnant women's mental health and would have intergenerational repercussions. However, there is a paucity of prenatal interventions specifically designed for women exposed to childhood trauma. The study aims to evaluate the acceptability of STEP, a manualized group intervention designed for pregnant women having experienced early life adversity.Methods: The acceptability of STEP was assessed in four phases. In Phase 1, six experts evaluated whether the program activities were pertinent and trauma sensitive. In Phase 2, three parents read the intervention manuals and evaluated whether they considered each session relevant, interesting, and clear. In Phase 3, the program was briefly presented by phone to 309 pregnant women from the community. Women were inquired about their interest in the program, and the reasons for their lack of interest were assessed. In Phase 4, 30 pregnant women exposed to childhood trauma participated in the program and completed anonymous satisfaction questionnaires after each session. Psychological distress was also measured before and after the program.Results: All activities were rated by independent experts as highly pertinent, adequate, and sufficiently safe to be offered to pregnant women. Parents who read through the intervention manuals also considered that the sessions were relevant, clear, and interesting. About half of the pregnant women from the community showed interest in the program. Participants reported very high levels of satisfaction and a significant decrease in psychological distress during the program.Conclusions: Our findings show a high level of convergence among various indicators of program acceptability.

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“…A mentalisation approach is then relevant to the work with mothers at risk of child removal as in most cases trauma has been part of their early life experience. Evidence supports this view, showing for instance that mothers' mentalising capacities mediate the relationship between their childhood experience of maltreatment and their prenatal attachment to their babies, their parental confidence and even the child's development post birth (Berthelot et al, 2019;Garon-Bissonnette et al, 2022). Mentalisation-based interventions have also put special emphasis on the importance of fostering mentalising relationships in the professional network as these mentalising systems promote epistemic trust and better communication and understanding across the network (Bevington et al, 2017;Distefano, 2019).…”

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An intensive perinatal mentalisation‐based intervention for women at risk of child removal and the role of restorative relationships

Jondec

Barlow

2022

Child Abuse Review

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Pregnant women with a history of child removal are at greater risk of being found unsuitable to care for their new babies. Neglect, showing a lack of capacity to provide for the child's physical and/or emotional needs, is the most frequent reason why infants are removed from their parents' care. Parents with a history of child removal have often been themselves subject to maltreatment as children and suffer the sequelae of relational trauma which then becomes a barrier to establishing nurturing relationships with their own children. Attachment, and particularly mentalisation‐based, parenting interventions focus on restoring relationships by developing parents' capacity to reflect upon their own internal mental experiences as well as those of the child, helping them to better understand themselves and their children. The DAISY programme is an intensive perinatal attachment and mentalisation‐based intervention for pregnant women with a history of child removal, aiming to improve mothers' mentalising capacities and care proceeding outcomes. This article uses a case study to describe the programme's model and mechanisms of change. Additionally, we present preliminary observations about the programme's delivery and impact from the perspective of one of its practitioners.

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Maternal childhood abuse and neglect predicts offspring development in early childhood: The roles of reflective functioning and child sex

Cited by 21 publications

References 65 publications

Child sexual abuse survivors: Differential complex multimodal treatment outcomes for pre-COVID and COVID era cohorts

Child sexual abuse survivors: Differential complex multimodal treatment outcomes for pre-COVID and COVID era cohorts

Evaluation of the Acceptability of a Prenatal Program for Women With Histories of Childhood Trauma: The Program STEP

An intensive perinatal mentalisation‐based intervention for women at risk of child removal and the role of restorative relationships

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