* Improving antenatal risk assessment in women exposed to high risks.
- Antenatal substance use and related psychosocial risk factors are known to increase the likelihood of child protection involvement; less is known about the predictive nature of maternal reflective functioning (RF) in this population. This preliminary study assessed psychosocial and psychological risk factors for a group of substance dependent women exposed to high risks in pregnancy, and their impact on child protection involvement. Pregnant women on opiate substitution treatment (n = 11) and a comparison group (n = 15) were recruited during their third trimester to complete measures of RF (Pregnancy Interview), childhood trauma, mental health and psychosocial assessments. At postnatal follow-up, RF was reassessed (Parent Development Interview - Revised Short Version) and mother-infant dyads were videotaped to assess emotional availability (EA). Child protection services were contacted to determine if any concerns had been raised for infant safety. Significant between-group differences were observed for demographics, psychosocial factors, trauma and mental health symptoms. Unexpectedly, no significant differences were found for RF or EA between groups. Eight women in the 'exposed to high risks' group became involved with child protection services. Reflective functioning was not significantly associated with psychosocial risk factors, and therefore did not mediate the outcome of child protection involvement. Women 'exposed to high risks' were equally able to generate a model of their own and their infants' mental states and should not be seen within a deficit perspective. Further research is required to better understand the range of risk factors that predict child protection involvement in high risk groups.
=>一団にする, 集める, 分派, 集団, グループ, 分類する, 演奏家グループ, 集まる, 分ける
Overview of noun group
The noun group has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1345) group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
2. (1) group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single
unit and forming part of a molecule)
3. group, mathematical group -- (a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and
every element has an inverse)
Overview of verb group
The verb group has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) group -- (arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?")
2. (1) group, aggroup -- (form a group or group together)
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