2017
Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms
Suchman NE, DeCoste C, Borelli JL, McMahon TJ. Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 85: 21-30. PMID: 29291768, PMCID: PMC5753433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal reflective functioningMental representationsReflective functioningChild attachment securityChildren's attachment statusSubstance useGreater maternal sensitivityMaternal attachment representationsMechanisms of changeAttachment representationsAttachment securityCaregiving representationsParenting outcomesMaternal sensitivityTherapist fidelityAttachment statusTreatment componentsMaternal mentalizingTests of mechanismsIntervention developmentYoung childrenAddiction treatmentFuture researchTreatment mechanismsFunctioning
2016
Mothering from the Inside Out: results of a pilot study testing a mentalization-based therapy for mothers enrolled in mental health services
Suchman NE, Ordway MR, de las Heras L, McMahon TJ. Mothering from the Inside Out: results of a pilot study testing a mentalization-based therapy for mothers enrolled in mental health services. Attachment & Human Development 2016, 18: 596-617. PMID: 27575343, PMCID: PMC5102065, DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2016.1226371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-child interaction qualityInteraction qualityCommunity-based mental health clinicsMental health servicesMaternal reflective functioningMentalization-based therapyCommunity-based cliniciansNegative affectEmotional regulationParenting interventionsMental health clinicsParenting stressReflective functioningPsychological distressMentalization-based approachCommunity mental health centerMental health centersInside OutSustained fidelityHealth servicesTreatment mechanismsPreliminary feasibilityParentsPrior testsCommunity-based settings