Developmental delay in communication among toddlers and its relationship to caregiving behavior among violence-exposed, posttraumatically stressed mothers

Torrisi, Raffaella; Arnautovic, Emina; Perizzolo, Virginie; Vital, Marylène; Manini, Aurélia Céline; Suardi, Francesca; Gex-Fabry, Marianne; Rusconi Serpa, Sandra; Schechter, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.008

Scientific article

English

Developmental delay in communication among toddlers and its relationship to caregiving behavior among violence-exposed, posttraumatically stressed mothers

ContributorsTorrisi, Raffaella; Arnautovic, Emina; Perizzolo, Virginie; Vital, Marylène; Manini, Aurélia Céline; Suardi, Francesca; Gex-Fabry, Marianne; Rusconi Serpa, Sandra; Schechter, Daniel

Published inResearch in Developmental Disabilities, vol. 82, p. 67-78

Publication date2018

Abstract

This study aimed to understand if maternal interpersonal violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder (IPV-PTSD) is associated with delayed language development among very young children ("toddlers").

Keywords

Adult
Battered Women/psychology
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Correlation of Data
Developmental Disabilities/epidemiology/psychology
Female
Humans
Infant
Language Development Disorders/diagnosis/etiology/psychology
Male
Maternal Behavior/psychology
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers/psychology
Obsessive Behavior/diagnosis
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology
Switzerland

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de psychiatrie

Research groups

NCCR Synapsy

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 51AU40_125759

Citation (ISO format)

TORRISI, Raffaella et al. Developmental delay in communication among toddlers and its relationship to caregiving behavior among violence-exposed, posttraumatically stressed mothers. In: Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2018, vol. 82, p. 67–78. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.008