Irritable infant syndrome: theoretical perspectives and practice implications.
Conceptually weak and unsubstantiated theories attempting to explain the origins of infant colic have led to inconsistent and ineffective approaches to the management of the infant with persistent crying. A new theoretical perspective that views excessive crying as a developmental behavioral disorder is presented. The clinical implications of this model for nurses working with families of irritable infants are discussed.
D002657:Child Development; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010287:Parent-Child Relations