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Clinical issues related to substance-involved mothers and their infants

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ID11276751
AuthorsCarol Seval Brooks, Ben Zuckerman (0000-0002-0044-2592), Barry Zuckerman, Amy Bamforth, Jean Cole, Jean Gardner Cole, Margot Kaplan-Sanoff (0000-0002-6640-2606)
Year1994
Volume15
Issue2
Pages202-217
Publication date1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInfant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1097-0355(199422)15:2<202::aid-imhj2280150210>3.0.co;2-a
OpenAlexW2028710665
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited31

Stories in the popular press about the potential damage suffered by children prenatally exposed to drugs easily arouse hostile and punitive attitudes towards the children's mothers. Concerns about the outcome of drug-exposed infants are legitimate, but predictions about adverse outcomes are being made in the absence of reliable scientific data. The postnatal environment, particularly the parenting environment, has a significant influence on the developmental outcome of children. Any model for understanding the effects of prenatal drug exposure and parental addiction on a child's development must consider both potential biologic insult and environmental risk factors. This paper examines clinical issues related to the management of the substance-involved mother and her infant, by understanding maternal addiction, the regulatory capacities of the infant, and how drug treatment can be a part of a mutual regulatory system between mother and child. Clinical guidelines are given to assist clinicians in their work with drug-exposed infants and their mothers. Best practices are discussed based on a family-centered approach to maternal drug use and its impact on infants. Les récits produits par la presse populaire à propos des préjudices éventuels subis par les enfants exposés prénatalement aux drogues déclenchent facilement des attitudes hostiles et punitives envers les méres de ces enfants. Certes, il est juste et légitime de s'inquiéter du sort des nourrissons exposés à la drogue. Cependant, les prédictions sur les coséquences néfastes de certains comportements sont faites en absence totale de données scientifiques fiables. Le milieu postnatal, en particulier le milieu de parentage, a une grande influence sur le développement des enfants. Tout modéle de compréhension des effets de l'exposition prénatale à la drogue et la toxicomanie parentale doit à la fois considérer l'affront biologique éventuel et les facteurs de risque dǔs au milieu. Cet article examine les problèmes cliniques liés à la prise en charge de la mère et de son nourrisson exposés aux stupéfiants. Nous expliquons la toxicomanie maternelle, les capacités régulatrices du nourrisson, la manière dont le traitement peut faire partie d'un système mutuel régulateur entre la mère et l'enfant. Nous offrons des lignes directrices cliniques afin d'assister les cliniciens dans leur travail avec les nourrissons et les mères exposés la drogue. Les meilleures pratiques sont discutées, basé sur une approche familiale de la toxicomanie maternelle et de son impact sur les nourrissons.

Addiction · Developmental psychology · Humanities · Psychiatry · Substance use · Child Abuse and Trauma · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year0,28
Citation span1994 - 2016 (23)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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