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Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire

The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) is a 25-item self-report instrument designed to assess disorders of the mother-infant relationship and bonding in the early postpartum period. Developed by Brockington and colleagues in 2001, the PBQ screens for pathological bonding experiences, including impaired attachment, rejection, resentment, and anger toward the infant. A shorter 16-item version (PBQ-16) is also available for rapid screening in clinical settings.

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Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / obstetrics-gynecology
  • Brockington, I. F., Oates, J., George, S., Turner, D., Vostanis, P., Sullivan, M., Loh, C., & Murdoch, C. (2001). A screening questionnaire for mother-infant bonding disorders. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 3(4), 133-140. · DOI 10.1007/s007370170010
  • Brockington, I. F., Aucamp, H. M., & Fraser, C. (2006). Severe disorders of the mother-infant relationship: sorting out the concepts. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 9(3), 129-138. · URL
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