Maternal Rejection of the Young Child: Present Status of the Clinical Syndrome

Ian Brockington

doi:10.1159/000325058

Maternal Rejection of the Young Child: Present Status of the Clinical Syndrome

Ian Brockington

Birmingham Medical School

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Abstract

This article reviews severe disorders of the mother-infant relationship involving emotional rejection of the infant in the first year of its life. Infants exposed to their mother's hatred and rage may suffer far-ranging and long-term disadvantages, and are at risk of maltreatment. Diagnosis, therapy and research have been hampered by the lack of recognition of this clinical syndrome in the classifications. The imminent revision of these classificatory systems must include them. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-336
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychopathology
Volume	44
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000325058
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011

Keywords

Parental relationship disorder
Mother-infant relationship
Maternal rejection

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