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Mother-infant interactions regulate socioemotional development. Relationship-focused treatments, including video feedback, improve maternal mental health and interactive patterns, benefiting both infant and adult therapy.

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  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis

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  • Infant socioemotional development is shaped by bidirectional mother-infant interaction.
  • Maternal relational history, via implicit memory, influences interaction quality.
  • Postpartum mental health significantly impacts maternal interactive skills and bonding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of affective regulation in mother-infant dyads.
  • To describe relationship-focused mother-infant treatment approaches, emphasizing video feedback and body-oriented interventions.
  • To explore theoretical underpinnings, including psychoanalytic concepts, for mother-infant treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature on affective regulation and maternal factors.
  • Description of relationship-focused treatment modalities.
  • Exploration of theoretical frameworks, including psychoanalysis (containment, mentalization).

Main Results:

  • Dysfunctional interactive patterns can be targeted in mother-infant treatment.
  • Video feedback and body-oriented interventions are key therapeutic tools.
  • Psychoanalytic concepts enhance mother-infant and adult treatment.

Conclusions:

  • Effective treatment of maternal postpartum disorders is crucial.
  • Working with implicit relational knowledge is central to therapy.
  • Video-based interventions facilitate therapeutic process and relational understanding.