Working with parents and infants: a psycho-soma integrative approach.

Antonella Sansone

Journal: Nutrition and health 2008;19(1-2):69-76

PMID: 18309766

Abstract

Drawing on a single case of a mother-infant difficult relationship, I shall consider the inseparability of psyche and soma and the embodiment of psychosomatic health and illness. A dualistic perspective prevents acknowledging that the mother's concerns, conflicts and mental state can obstruct the milk flow and affect the infant's feeding pattern, the mother-infant relationship and the infant's health. The aim of psychotherapists and all those with a professional concern for parents and infants should be that of understanding the positive value of a symptom and facilitating the mind integration with the soma.

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DOI: 10.1177/026010600701900209

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Breast Feeding, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Maternal Behavior, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Psychophysiology, Stress, Psychological