| Title: |
Attachment & Child Health (ATTACH) pilot trials: Effect of parental reflective function intervention for families affected by toxic stress |
| Authors: |
Letourneau, Nicole; Anis, Lubna; Ntanda, Henry; Novick, Jason; Steele, Miriam; Steele, Howard; Hart, Martha |
| Contributors: |
University of Calgary Bridge Fund; PolicyWise for Children & Families; Palix Foundation; Agnes Cooke |
| Source: |
Infant Mental Health Journal ; volume 41, issue 4, page 445-462 ; ISSN 0163-9641 1097-0355 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
Toxic stressors (e.g., parental violence, depression, low income) place children at risk for insecure attachment. Parental reflective function—parents’ capacity to understand their own and their child's mental states and thus regulate their own feelings and behavior toward their child—may buffer the negative effects of toxic stress on attachment. Our objective was to test the effectiveness of the Attachment and Child Health (ATTACH) intervention, focusing on improving reflective function and children's attachment security, for at‐risk mothers and children |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1002/imhj.21833 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21833; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fimhj.21833; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/imhj.21833; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/imhj.21833 |
| Rights: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2CB69E09 |
| Database: |
BASE |