Proof of concept of a mind-mindedness intervention for mothers hospitalized for severe mental illness

Schacht, Robin, Meins, Elizabeth, Fernyhough, Charles, Centifanti, Luna CM ORCID: 0000-0003-4562-8187, Bureau, Jean-Francois and Pawlby, Susan (2017) Proof of concept of a mind-mindedness intervention for mothers hospitalized for severe mental illness. DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 29 (2). pp. 555-564.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579417000177

Abstract

Studies 1 and 2 investigated how maternal severe mental illness (SMI) related to mothers' mind-mindedness (appropriate and nonattuned mind-related comments). Study 1 showed that mothers with SMI (n = 50) scored lower than psychologically well mothers for both appropriate and nonattuned comments, whereas mothers with SMI in Study 2 (n = 22) had elevated levels of nonattuned comments. Study 2 also tested the efficacy of a single-session video-feedback intervention to facilitate mind-mindedness in mothers with SMI. The intervention was associated with a decrease in nonattuned comments, such that on discharge, mothers did not differ from psychologically well controls. Study 3 assessed infant-mother attachment security in a small subset of intervention-group mothers from Study 2 (n = 9) and a separate group of standard care mothers (n = 30) at infant mean age 17.1 months (SD = 2.1). Infants whose mothers completed the intervention were more likely to be securely attached and less likely to be classified as insecure-disorganized than those of mothers who received standard care. We conclude that a single session of video-feedback to facilitate mind-mindedness in mothers with SMI may have benefits for mother-infant interaction into the second year of life.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Treatment Outcome, Hospitalization, Feedback, Psychological, Verbal Behavior, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Object Attachment, Mental Disorders, Psychotherapy, Adult, Infant, Female, Male
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2017 07:23
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:53
DOI:	10.1017/S0954579417000177
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3009926