Metacognitive difficulties have been linked to social dysfunction in schizophrenia. However, research examining the role of metacognition in the social functioning of patients with a history of violence and criminality is very limited. This research is especially important for this group given their relatively poor prognosis and their risk to reoffend, as well as the promising benefits of integ...

This study of 45 high-risk mothers and infants examined the current indirect effects model of intergenerational transmission of disorganized attachment, which posits that maternal childhood experiences of loss or trauma contribute to maternal states of mind on the AAI which in turn contribute to infant disorganization. The severity of experiences of both abuse and loss were examined in relation...

Many leading criminological theories problematically focus on individuals and communities as criminal rather than implicating structures systems that perpetuate harm. We offer a nine-step protocol to invert redefine three predominant deficits-based theories. Our inversion method produced punitive provocation theory, critical environmental adaptation socio-structural induction theoretical invers...

The relation between maternal alcohol consumption and Infant attachment behavior at one year was investigated in this study. Alcohol consumption was estimated by self-report questionnaires filled out by mothers over 30 vears of age, regarding the amount of alcohol they consumed prior to, during, and following pregnancy. Alcohol level was computed using the Jessor, Graves, Hanson and Jessor AA s...