Journal article
Trauma, Mothering, and Intergenerational Transmission: A Synthesis of Behavioral and Oxytocin Research
The Psychoanalytic study of the child, Vol.70(1), pp.200-223
03/31/2017
DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2016.1277897
Abstract
Although intergenerational effects of traumatic experiences have garnered increased clinical and empirical attention, not much is known about the mechanisms by which trauma-related distress is transmitted. This paper brings together insights from mother-infant attachment research and oxytocin research to provide a neurobiobehavioral account of how maternal trauma affects the mother, the mother-infant attachment, and the infant. We draw from both behavioral and oxytocin research to shed light on how the cycle of intergenerational transmission is perpetuated and to consider what can be done to disrupt the cycle. We conclude by pointing toward a strategy for intervening in the intergenerational transmission of trauma, highlighting areas where further research is needed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Trauma, Mothering, and Intergenerational Transmission: A Synthesis of Behavioral and Oxytocin Research
- Creators
- Sohye Kim - Center for Reproductive Psychiatry, Pavilion for Women, Texas Children's HospitalLane Strathearn - Center for Disabilities and Development, University of Iowa Children's Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Psychoanalytic study of the child, Vol.70(1), pp.200-223
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/00797308.2016.1277897
- ISSN
- 0079-7308
- eISSN
- 2474-3356
- Grant note
- R01DA026437 / National Institute on Drug Abuse (10.13039/100000026) R01HD065819 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (10.13039/100009633)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/31/2017
- Academic Unit
- Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984070447002771
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