2023
Knowing Your Child’s Mind and Its Relationship with Theory of Mind Acquisition
Nijssens L, Luyten P, Malcorps S, Vliegen N, Mayes L. Knowing Your Child’s Mind and Its Relationship with Theory of Mind Acquisition. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2023, 33: 1682-1693. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-023-02613-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToM acquisitionParental reflective functioningTrait-like featuresReflective capacitySocial cognitionMind acquisitionMind capacitiesReflective functioningParents' capacityChild's mindChildren's capacityCross-sectional relationshipPreschool childrenMothers' estimatesMultidimensional approachToMMindChildrenAcquisitionCognitionFunctioningRelationshipConceptualizationDegree of certainty
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 impactBlattMotherhoodParentsChildrenDisordersAttention3 Perioperative Behavioral Stress in Children
Gulur P, Fortier M, Mayes L, Kain Z. 3 Perioperative Behavioral Stress in Children. 2019, 25-34.e3. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-42974-0.00003-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative behaviorChildren's preoperative anxietyPreoperative anxietyChild's perioperative experienceExperiences of childrenDevelopmental considerationsChildren's responsesEmotional factorsDevelopmental factorsAnxietyEffective interventionsBehavioral stressChildrenExperiencePerioperative experiencePerioperative fieldHigh levelsBehavioral recoveryIntervention
2018
Assessment and Treatment of Prenatally Exposed Infants and Children
Lowell A, Mayes L. Assessment and Treatment of Prenatally Exposed Infants and Children. 2018, 131-144. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94998-7_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal substance exposureSubstance exposureParental substance usePsychosocial stressorsSubstance useLow birth weightChronic psychosocial stressSubstance-exposed infantsLow socioeconomic statusUtero exposureBirth weightPrenatal exposureNeurobehavioral effectsNeurological effectsPsychosocial stressInfantsSocioeconomic statusRelated factorsHarmful agentsExposureTreatmentChildrenFamily lifePrematurityPatientsA Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial
Ordway M, Sadler L, Holland M, Slade A, Close N, Mayes L. A Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial. 2018, 117-126. DOI: 10.1542/9781610022781-a_home.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObesity-related morbidityRates of obesityMTB programIntervention groupProspective longitudinal cohort studyMaternal mental healthLongitudinal cohort studyYoung childrenMTB interventionCohort studyChildhood overweightHealthy BMINational prevalenceChild obesityObesityOverweightControl groupHispanic mothersMental healthHispanic childrenYoung mothersMore childrenUnderserved communitiesMorbidityChildrenMinds shaped through relationships: the emerging neurobiology of parenting
Rutherford H, Mayes L. Minds shaped through relationships: the emerging neurobiology of parenting. 2018, 50-69. DOI: 10.4324/9780429474064-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant signalsNeurobiology of parentingSelf-report measuresNumber of psychopathologiesOnset of parenthoodIndividual differencesParental brainNeurobiological changesNeurobiological studiesGroup differencesPrimary maternal preoccupationMaternal preoccupationBiological childrenAdult transitionParenthoodMindChildrenParentingPsychopathologyReduced sensitivityNeurobiologyBrainRelationshipPreoccupationFathers“In the best interest of the child”—the pioneering work of Anna Freud in the field of children and the law, and the court assessment project at the Anna Freud Centre
Daum M, Mayes L. “In the best interest of the child”—the pioneering work of Anna Freud in the field of children and the law, and the court assessment project at the Anna Freud Centre. 2018, 335-338. DOI: 10.4324/9780429481086-27.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications
Luyten P, Nijssens L, Fonagy P, Mayes L. Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 2017, 70: 174-199. DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2016.1277901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental reflective functioningInternal mental statesMental statesChild attachmentParental mentalizingInbuilt capacityReflective functioningMental experienceEpistemic trustSocial communicationChild developmentMentalizingFuture researchClinical workRecent thinkingEmpirical evidencePurported roleChildrenResearchNeurobiologyFunctioningFeelingsTheoretical backgroundMultidimensionalityParents
2010
The Development of Mentalisation in Children From a Theory of Mind Perspective
Ensink K, Mayes L. The Development of Mentalisation in Children From a Theory of Mind Perspective. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 2010, 30: 301-337. DOI: 10.1080/07351690903206504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActions of selfKey developmental questionsCognitive developmentalistsMind perspectiveCourse of developmentDevelopment of theoryDevelopmental questionsOwn behaviorTerm theoryYoung childrenBody of workSpecific domainsFeelingsEarly infancyBeliefsMindProductive linesBroader goalChildrenStartling evidenceMentalisationPsychologistsDevelopmentalistsIntentionalityDesire
2009
Links Between Disorganized Attachment Classification and Clinical Symptoms in School-Aged Children
Borelli J, David D, Crowley M, Mayes L. Links Between Disorganized Attachment Classification and Clinical Symptoms in School-Aged Children. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2009, 19: 243-256. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9292-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical symptomsSymptoms of depressionSchool-Aged ChildrenClinical criteriaYear old childrenClinical questionnaireDisorganized attachment classificationsThought problemsTwo-session studyDepressive symptomsSymptomsOlder childrenSymptoms of psychopathologyDisorganized attachmentChildrenAvailable measurement toolsInterview measuresChildhoodConcurrent associationsChild reportsMiddle childhoodAnxietyPsychopathology
2005
Event-related potentials in cocaine-exposed children during a Stroop task
Mayes LC, Molfese DL, Key AP, Hunter NC. Event-related potentials in cocaine-exposed children during a Stroop task. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2005, 27: 797-813. PMID: 16111858, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2005.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroop paradigmCortical functioningEvent-related potentialsCocaine-exposed childrenEarly cocaine exposureCognitive processingStroop taskCE childrenExecutive functionERP methodologyDevelopmental courseCognitive functionTask processingFrontal maturationPotential studiesCocaine exposureInitial positive peakRegion involvementPositive peakChildrenFunctioningCocaine effectsCortical involvementParadigmMore time
2003
Emotion regulation behavior during a separation procedure in 18-month-old children of mothers using cocaine and other drugs
MOLITOR A, MAYES LC, WARD A. Emotion regulation behavior during a separation procedure in 18-month-old children of mothers using cocaine and other drugs. Development And Psychopathology 2003, 15: 39-54. PMID: 12848434, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579403000038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-using mothersCocaine useDrug useMaternal cocaine useMaternal drug useCocaine-exposed childrenPositive historyMaternal groupsEmotional engagementMaternal behaviorPossible impairmentEmotional regulationRisk childrenMothersChildrenEmotion regulation behaviorsChildren's emotional regulationPositive emotional engagementFace of stressMaternal disengagementMarijuanaChildren's reactivityEmotional expressionNegative reactivityChild constructs
2001
Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Kain Z, Wang S, Mayes L, Krivutza D, Teague B. Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 92: 897-903. PMID: 11273921, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200104000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaChildren Undergoing SurgeryPostoperative day 1Postoperative behavioral changesSensory stimuliPost Hospitalization Behavior QuestionnaireUndergoing surgeryBehavioral recoveryIncreased complianceStimulation groupDay 1AnesthesiaControl groupAnesthesia maskOperating room lightsSurgeryAnxiety of childrenBehavioral interventionsOperating roomChildrenBehavioral changesExhibit low levelsBehavior QuestionnaireInductionAnxietyThe Twin Poles of Order and Chaos
Mayes L. The Twin Poles of Order and Chaos. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 2001, 56: 137-170. PMID: 12102010, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2001.11800671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental perspectiveTheories of developmentPsychoanalytic developmental perspectiveLevel of fantasyPsychological developmentDevelopmental theoryChild developmentPsychoanalytic perspectiveConstant dialecticSystems theoryThird questionDiversity of theoriesGeneral systems theoryDifferent perspectivesPerspectiveTheoryTaskQuestionsAttitudesChildrenEpigenesisAdultsFantasyDisordersTwin poles
2000
Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Weisman S, Hofstadter M. Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2000, 12: 549-554. PMID: 11137417, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive abilitiesSocial adaptabilityParental anxietyPerioperative anxietyGroup of childrenChild temperamentChildren's reactionsAnxious parentsCorrelational analysisParental stateAdaptive behaviorPersonality characteristicsHigh intelligenceAnxietyAge 3TemperamentChildrenStylePredictorsSurgical childrenPersonalityAbilityRegression analysisHigh levelsIntelligenceThe Mother-Child Dyad Facing Trauma
WOLMER L, LAOR N, GERSHON A, MAYES L, COHEN D. The Mother-Child Dyad Facing Trauma. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2000, 188: 409-415. PMID: 10919698, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200007000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Wang S, Caramico L, Krivutza D, Hofstadter M. Parental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery. Anesthesiology 2000, 92: 939-946. PMID: 10754612, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200004000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPPIA groupSedative groupOverall careParental presenceParental satisfactionOperating roomParental anxietyInduction of anesthesiaPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPerioperative periodOral midazolamOral sedativesPreoperative anxietySedative premedicantsAnesthesia maskChildrenSedativesAnxietyAdditive effectChild anxietyEndpointCareStandardized measuresIntervention
1999
Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Young Children
Mayes L. Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Young Children. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 1999, 8: 209-224. PMID: 10202586, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30176-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung childrenChild psychiatryMental health interventionsMental health needsEarly brain developmentPsychological interventionsDiagnostic nosologyMental health servicesDevelopmental competencyBrain developmentClinical skillsChildrenFirst yearSkillsSocial workHealth servicesHealth interventionsHealth needsProfessional backgroundPsychologyMultiple viewpointsMultidisciplinary approachInterventionEarly childhood educationValenceClocks, Engines, and Quarks—Love, Dreams, and Genes
Mayes L. Clocks, Engines, and Quarks—Love, Dreams, and Genes. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1999, 54: 169-192. PMID: 10748632, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1999.11822500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological developmentDevelopmental progressionFive-year-old childrenPsychological growthPsychological changesConsiderable individual variabilityImplicit assumptionObject relationsChildhood psychopathologyInternal worldCharacter structureIndividual fantasiesIndividual variabilityPredictable wayModel of developmentChildrenPsychopathologyForward developmentCentral questionAdulthoodPsychoanalysisClinical materialLanguage production in 24-month-old inner-city children of cocaine-and-other-drug-using mothers
Malakoff M, Mayes L, Schottenfeld R, Howell S. Language production in 24-month-old inner-city children of cocaine-and-other-drug-using mothers. Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology 1999, 20: 159-180. DOI: 10.1016/s0193-3973(99)80009-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research