Infant mental health: evidence review

This report covers the key findings of a rapid literature review of UK research on infant mental health, in addition to interviews with members of infant mental health clinical teams in NHS Fife and NHS Lanarkshire.


Annex A. Search terms used in extended literature search

#1 Infant #2 Mental Health #3 Measurement
Infant Mental health Measure*
Baby Mental wellbeing Tool*
Toddler Mental well-being Instrument*
Preschool Mental illness Screen*
Early years Mental disorder Observation*
Newborn Psychological Diagnos*
Early childhood Social development Identif*
Child Emotional development Assess*
Attachment
Relationships
ACEs
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Bond*
Childhood adversity
Interaction
Behaviour
Distress
Psychiatric
Trauma

PsycInfo search: ab("Infant mental health") AND (measure* OR tool* OR instrument OR screen* OR observ* OR diagnos* OR assess* OR identif*)

Pubmed/Medline search: "infant mental health"[tiab] AND measure*[tiab] OR tool*[tiab] OR instrument[tiab] OR screen*[tiab] OR observ*[tiab] OR diagnos*[tiab] OR assess*[tiab] OR identif*[tiab].

Contact

Email: PIMH@gov.scot

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