CWTE: Infant emotion and behaviour dysregulation

This is the first episode of a four part series on infant mental health, with expert guest Associate Professor Brigid Jordan AM interviewed by Dr Emily Littlejohn. The series covers the principles of emotional development of patients in the 0-5 age group, how this can be disrupted by hospitalisation and how we can support the mental health of our patients and families. Brigid is a social worker and infant mental health clinician, educator and researcher. Her research focus is the impact of early life stress on the health and mental health of infants. She has had a key role in developing the clinical field of infant mental health in Australia, and has served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

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