Salivary cortisol reactivity in 6-month-old infants of mothers with severe psychiatric disorders: findings from the face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal psychopathology is associated with altered HPA axis functioning in offspring. Most studies have focused on mildly affected populations, but less is known about the effect of severe maternal psychopathology. In our explorative study we investigated in a heterogenic sample of mothers with severe and long-lasting psychiatric disorders, if a diagnosis of depression and severity of general maternal psychiatric symptomatology were associated with infant salivary cortisol reactivity to the Face-to-Face Still-Face (FFSF) paradigm at 6 months of age.

Methods

A clinical sample of 36 mother-infant dyads was explored. All mothers fulfilled criteria for a severe psychiatric disorder and had psychiatric complaints for the last two consecutive years. Maternal diagnosis

SUBMITTER: Broeks CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216463 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature