Helping asthmatic children through bonding therapy
Open Access
- 5 February 2021
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation in Archives of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 5 (1), 001-007
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.aaai.1001022
Abstract
Disruptions in Maternal-infant Bonding are shown to be the mediating variable between maternal distress and the subsequent expression of childhood asthma. When the mothers’ bonding is repaired, their children’s asthmatic symptoms diminish or remit. This study evaluated 16 asthmatic children before and after their mothers were treated with Bonding Therapy. Fourteen improved on 11 measures, including reduction in the STEP classification system and medication use. Thirteen children were able to stop all medications. Surprisingly, all mothers scores on the Beck Depression Inventory improved through Bonding Therapy, suggesting that impaired bonding can lead to maternal depression or even Postpartum Depression. The link between bonding disruptions and airway inflammation are discussed. Bonding Therapy is described.Keywords
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