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
2021
Parenting and Addictions: Current Insights From Human Neuroscience
Rutherford H, Kim S, Yip SW, Potenza MN, Mayes LC, Strathearn L. Parenting and Addictions: Current Insights From Human Neuroscience. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 380-388. PMID: 36185758, PMCID: PMC9523670, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00384-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal substance useAffective cuesSubstance useNeuroscience-informed approachPotential neurobiological mechanismsMaternal caregiving behaviorInfant facesHuman neuroscienceCaregiving behaviorNeurobiological mechanismsDimensional researchResearch convergeHuman researchParentingMaternal brainAddictionCuesBrain studiesPurpose of ReviewAsArea of investigationTheoretical modelNeuroscienceStimuliTaskNew directions
2019
Personality Organization and Maternal Addiction: A Structural-Developmental Psychodynamic Contribution
Alvarez-Monjaras M, Rutherford H, Mayes L. Personality Organization and Maternal Addiction: A Structural-Developmental Psychodynamic Contribution. Psychoanalytic Psychology 2019, 36: 321-327. DOI: 10.1037/pap0000274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonality developmentTwo-polarities modelNormal crisisMaternal addictionChallenges of parenthoodPoor developmental outcomesSubstance use disordersNeural changesObject relationsDevelopmental outcomesPersonality organizationPsychodynamic contributionsUse disordersReview of evidenceAddictionMultiple perspectivesParenthoodPersonalityNegative impactBlattMotherhoodParentsChildrenDisordersAttention
2011
Disruption of Maternal Parenting Circuitry by Addictive Process: Rewiring of Reward and Stress Systems
Rutherford HJ, Williams SK, Moy S, Mayes LC, Johns JM. Disruption of Maternal Parenting Circuitry by Addictive Process: Rewiring of Reward and Stress Systems. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2011, 2: 37. PMID: 21779252, PMCID: PMC3133875, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2011.00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrefrontal cortexReward systemNegative affect statesStress systemNegative reinforcement mechanismsInvolvement of regionsNucleus accumbensNegative affectVentral tegmental areaAffect statesAddictive behaviorsStress reactivityAddictive processPositive reinforcementHabitual behaviorChild neglectRewardRewarding processNeural circuitsAddictionParentingDrug dependenceNeural functionSalienceExtended amygdala