Link to the thesis of Doctor Isabelle Souski : https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-03699933 Summary : Relational withdrawal in infants is an important warning signal because of the potential severity of its causes and its consequences on development. The M-ADBB scale is...
Clinical practices
Can attachment be assessed using the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB)?
This is a question that we are regularly asked in training sessions.It is true that Professor Antoine Guedeney, author of the ADBB Scale, is a leading figure in attachment theory in France and in the world. It is also not uncommon that in the in-depth training of the...
Assessing the baby’s perspective in the nursery: the test-retest use of the ADBB
From screening to dynamic assessment. The Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) is a tool for detecting and assessing chronic relational withdrawal. Initially designed as a screening tool, it can be used in a long-term clinical setting as part of a dynamic assessment...
Pilot study of risk factors for the occurrence of early relational withdrawal in children of mothers admitted to Baby Mother Unit (French)
Link to full article: ETUDE PILOTE SUR LES FACTEURS DE RISQUE DE SURVENUE D’UN RETRAIT RELATIONNEL PRÉCOCE CHEZ LES ENFANTS DE MÈRES ADMISES EN UMB ET PRÉSENTANT DE GRAVES TROUBLES PSYCHIATRIQUES, ET LES LIENS AVEC LE DÉVELOPPEMENT PSYCHOLOGIQUE ULTÉRIEUR. Summary...
DETECTING INFANTS IN NEED: ARE COMPLICATEDMEASURES REALLY NECESSARY??
Link to full paper : Detecting infants in need: Are complicated measures really necessary? ABSTRACT:The object of this paper was to study how the Baby Alarm Distress ScaleADBB, devel-oped as a simple screening tool for front line professionals working with infants,...
From early withdrawal reaction to infant depression: A baby alone does exist
Link to full paper : From early withdrawal reaction to infant depression: A baby alone does exist Abstract Despite the frequent use of the term and although it is a key notion in evaluation, infant depression remains poorly defined and assessed since the initial work...