A comparison of depressed and non-depressed mothers' speech to two-month old infants in a South African peri-urban settlement

Research shows that maternal depression has adverse effects on mother-infant attachment and subsequent infant development (Cogill, Caplan, Alexandra, Robson & Kumar, 1986). The mechanisms through which this comes about are unclear. Murray & Cooper (1997) suggest an impaired pattern of mother...

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Main Author: Gulle, Gillian Julie
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007801