2017
Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior
Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Martino AM, Zagoory‐Sharon O, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin response to youth–mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 34: 127-136. PMID: 28052452, PMCID: PMC5503301, DOI: 10.1002/da.22585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparation anxiety disorderAnxious youthAnxiety disordersSeparation anxietySalivary oxytocinAffective touchDSM-5 anxiety disordersYouth anxiety symptomsOT responseParticular anxiety disordersAttachment figuresReliable codersMaternal sensitivityDyadic behaviorsChildren's ratingsMaternal intrusivenessAttachment behaviorAnxiety symptomsAnxiety regulationSocial supportPossible intervention strategiesSignificant distressHigher youthYouthIntervention strategies
2012
Early Postpartum Parental Preoccupation and Positive Parenting Thoughts: Relationship with Parent–Infant Interaction
Kim P, Mayes L, Feldman R, Leckman JF, Swain JE. Early Postpartum Parental Preoccupation and Positive Parenting Thoughts: Relationship with Parent–Infant Interaction. Infant Mental Health Journal 2012, 34: 104-116. PMID: 26834300, PMCID: PMC4732877, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental thoughtsPositive thoughtsThird postpartum monthInteractive behaviorParental interactive behaviorsParent-infant interactionEarly postpartum monthsPostpartum monthsFirst-time parentsParental preoccupationAnxious thoughtsPaternal sensitivityMaternal sensitivityEmotional bondingInfant developmentFirst postpartum monthLess researchHigh levelsExperienced parentsIntense preoccupationCurrent studyThoughtPreoccupationPrimiparous mothersParents
2011
Breastfeeding, brain activation to own infant cry, and maternal sensitivity
Kim P, Feldman R, Mayes LC, Eicher V, Thompson N, Leckman JF, Swain JE. Breastfeeding, brain activation to own infant cry, and maternal sensitivity. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 907-915. PMID: 21501165, PMCID: PMC3134570, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02406.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFormula-feeding mothersFirst postpartum monthSuperior frontal gyrusEarly postpartumMonths postpartumPostpartum monthsBrain activationBrain regionsMaternal sensitivityFrontal gyrusMaternal behaviorMaternal brain activationMaternal brain responsesRight superior frontal gyrusMagnetic resonance imaging studyGreater activationMaternal-infant bondingRecent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studiesResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMother-infant contactHealthy infantsWeeks postpartumGreater maternal sensitivityHigher maternal sensitivity