title: Emotional Rejection of the Infant: Status of the Concept.
abstract: Emotional rejection of the infant is a morbid, clinical phenomenon, central to mother-infant psychiatry. It occurs in about 1% of births in the general population, but much more often in mothers referred to specialist services. It has severe consequences for children, but responds well to treatment. It is now better recognized, but research is required, especially cohort studies and neuroscientific investigations.
authors: Professor Emeritus, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Brockington
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared