Influence of psychiatric disorder on the controlling behaviour of mothers with 1-year-old infants. A study of women with maternal eating disorder, postnatal depression and a healthy comparison group.

BACKGROUND: Certain styles of parental controlling behaviour influence child development. Work with mothers with eating disorders suggests that they may be particularly controlling of their infants. AIMS: To examine the nature and specificity of maternal controlling behaviour in mothers with eating...

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Main Authors: Stein, A, Woolley, H, Murray, L, Cooper, P, Cooper, S, Noble, F, Affonso, N, Fairburn, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001