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Published Online: March 1954

EXCESSIVE INFANT CRYING (COLIC) IN RELATION TO PARENT BEHAVIOR

ANN H. STEWART, I. H. WEILAND, ALLAN R. LEIDER, CHARLES A. MANGHAM, THOMAS H. HOLMES, and HERBERT S. RIPLEYAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 110, Number 9

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.110.9.687

Abstract

1. The interaction between parents and infants and its relationship to crying was studied in 18 infants from 13 families.

2. Crying was found to be a response to tension which arose internally from unsatisfied needs or from inappropriate external stimulation.

3. The quantity of this tension was affected by the parent's behavior as it related to the satisfaction of the infant's needs.

4. This behavior was perceived by the infant through the sensory and proprioceptive systems.

5. The parents of babies who cried excessively responded inappropriately and inconsistently to their infant' needs with over-stimulation or with relative neglect.

6. The infants who cried excessively did not develop security in interpersonal relationships to the same extent as those who cried very little.

7. In addition to excessive crying these infants demonstrated deviations such as: regurgitation, night-waking, growth failure, nasal hyperfunction, increased muscle tension, variability in gastrointestinal functions and absolute eosinophil counts. They also had frequent illnesses.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 110 • Number 9 • March 1954

Pages: 687 - 694

PubMed: 13124559

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Published in print: March 1954

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ANN H. STEWART

The department of psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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I. H. WEILAND

The department of psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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ALLAN R. LEIDER

The department of psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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CHARLES A. MANGHAM

The department of psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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THOMAS H. HOLMES

The department of psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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HERBERT S. RIPLEY

The department of psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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