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BIS/BAS scores are correlated with frontal EEG asymmetry in intrusive and withdrawn depressed mothers
Author(s) -
Diego Miguel A.,
Field Tiffany,
HernandezReif Maria
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/imhj.1025
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , psychology , behavioral activation , audiology , frontal lobe , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , cognition
Differences between different style‐depressed mothers, intrusive and withdrawn, were examined by the use of the Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Scales (BIS/BAS) and EEG activity from the mid‐frontal and parietal regions. Analyses revealed that withdrawn mothers had left frontal EEG hypoactivation, higher Behavior Inhibition (BIS), and lower Behavior Activation (BAS) scores than the intrusive mothers. Further analysis revealed that the BIS, the BAS reward and the BAS‐BIS difference scores were related to frontal EEG asymmetry and power scores. BIS scores were also related to the mothers' withdrawn interaction style, supporting the use of the BIS/BAS as a screening instrument to help identify intrusive and withdrawn depressed mothers. ©2001 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.