Dyads at Risk: Methadone-Maintained Women and Their Four-Month-Old Infants.

Jeremy, Rita Jeruchimowicz; Bernstein, Victor J.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Dyads at Risk: Methadone-Maintained Women and Their Four-Month-Old Infants.

Jeremy, Rita Jeruchimowicz; Bernstein, Victor J.

Child Development, v55 n4 p1141-54 Aug 1984

Compares 17 methadone-exposed and 23 control four-month-old infants in interactions with their mothers. Results indicate that methadone is only one of several risk factors affecting interaction. Mothers rated poor in communication have poor psychosocial and psychological resources, and infants rated poor in communication showed problematic motor functioning. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Prenatal Influences, Psychological Patterns, Psychomotor Skills, Rating Scales, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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