Postpartum Bonding Disorder F53
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: - fMRI Neurofeedback of ventral striatum activity for women with postpartum bonding difficulties (3 sessions in 4th month postpartum)
- Assessment of maternal bonding, MRI response patterns,
Sponsors
Institut fuer Medizinische Psychologie im Zentrum fuer Psychosoziale Medizin (ZPM)UniversitaetsKlinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers who gave birth to a healthy child within the last 3-4 month and report problems in bonding with the child. Depressive symptoms are not an exclusion criteria. Healthy controls: Mentally healthy mothers who gave birth to a healthy child within the last 3-4 month and report good bonding with the child Fathers of the participating infants who give informed content.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: acute suicidality, bipolare disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, substance abuse or dependency, MRI-contraindications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 3, 5 and 12month postpartum - Instructed mother-child-interaction: Face-to-Face-Still-Face-Paradigm -Maternal Bonding using questionnaires and interviews: Interview on postpartal bonding disorders (adapted from I. F. Brockington, Aucamp, & Fraser, 2006), Attachment Style Interview (Bifulco, Moran, Ball, & Bernazzani, 2002), Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ-R; Reck et al., 2006), Parental Self Confidence Scale (LMSCS; Lips & Bloom, 1993), Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ; Pauli-Pott, Mertesacker, & Beckmann, 2003) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 3, 5 and 12 month postpartum: - Neuronale activity of the reward system (in response to stimuli of the own infant) - Stressreagibility (Heartreate and Cortisol in Saliva) - Methylation of the Oxytocin(-receptor-)gene | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed