The effects of postnatal maternal depression and anxiety on the processing of infant faces

Adriane Xavier Arteche; Jutta Joormann; Allison G Harvey; Michelle Craske; Ian H. Gotlib; Annukka Lehtonen; Nicholas Counsell; Alan Stein

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.015

Abstract

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Our findings have potential clinical implications as the difficulties in the processing of positive facial expressions in depression may lead to less maternal responsiveness to positive affect in the offspring and may diminish the quality of the mother-child interactions. Results for participants with GAD are consistent with the literature demonstrating that persons with GAD are intolerant of uncertainty and seek reassurance due to their worries.

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