* 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.
=>調査する, 研究(する), 探求, 調査, 捜索, 研究する
Overview of noun research
The noun research has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (46) research -- (systematic investigation to establish facts)
2. (6) inquiry, enquiry, research -- (a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research
than it has received")
Overview of verb research
The verb research has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) research -- (attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student
researched the history of that word")
2. research, search, explore -- (inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the
Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the
web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness")
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