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endogenous and exogenous opiates modulate the development of parent–infant attachment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

james edward swain
Affiliation:
child study center, yale university school of medicine, new haven, ct 06520 james.swain@yale.edulinda.mayes@yale.edujames.leckman@yale.edu
linda c. mayes
Affiliation:
child study center, yale university school of medicine, new haven, ct 06520 james.swain@yale.edulinda.mayes@yale.edujames.leckman@yale.edu
james f. leckman
Affiliation:
child study center, yale university school of medicine, new haven, ct 06520 james.swain@yale.edulinda.mayes@yale.edujames.leckman@yale.edu

Abstract

in addition to endogenously produced opiates, which are part of normal affiliative neurocircuitry and attachment formation, exogenous opiates – such as drugs of addiction and abuse – may affect affiliation. we consider possible modulatory effects of such exogenous opiates on the development of early parent–infant attachment from both parents' and infants' perspectives.

Type
open peer commentary
Copyright
© 2005 cambridge university press

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