Mind-mindedness in mothers of infants with excessive crying/sleeping/eating disorders
Maria Licata-Dandel,
Susanne Kristen-Antonow,
Sarah Marx
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionExcessive crying, sleeping, and eating disorders are among the most prevalent mental health diagnoses in the first 3 years of life and involve significant health service use. Parents of infants with excessive crying/sleeping/eating disorders report high levels of stress, since they feel incapable of soothing and/or nurturing their baby. Infants' distress can lead to a breakdown in parents' mentalizing abilities and, more specifically, parental mind-mindedness in the parent-child interaction. Moreov… Show more
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