2023
Envisioning motherhood: Mental‐state language in caregiving narratives across the perinatal period
Rutherford H, Yatziv T, Vess M, Brooker R. Envisioning motherhood: Mental‐state language in caregiving narratives across the perinatal period. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 218-227. PMID: 36862383, PMCID: PMC10559800, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental state languageCognitive mentalizingCaregiving representationsParental mentalizationMaternal mentalizationMentalizationMental healthMaternal addictionStudy limitationsModerate consistencyLanguagePositive sentimentMentalizingMonths postpartumMothersNarrativesCaregivingWhite mothersPerinatal periodAddictionHigher useTime pointsRelative dominanceImplicationsSentiment
2022
Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use
Lowell A, Yatziv T, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste C, Suchman N, McMahon T. Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use. Frontiers In Psychology 2022, 13: 911069. PMID: 36312152, PMCID: PMC9614557, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mental illnessMaternal substance useFamily historyParental mental illnessMental illnessSubstance useOutpatient substance use treatmentPaternal mental illnessSubstance use treatmentIllnessReflective functioningUse treatmentMothersMother's capacityAddictionEarly experienceTraumaParent Development InterviewParental reflective functioningExposureUnivariate ANOVA