Crying as a Sign, a Symptom, and a Signal Clinical, Emotional and Developmental Aspects of Infant and Toddler Crying

by Barr, Ronald G.; Hopkins, Brian; Green, James A.

• ISBN13: 9781898683216
• ISBN10: 1898683212
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-10
• Publisher: Mac Keith Press

Summary

Originally viewed as a sign of disease, crying is now understood as a symptom of problematic functioning in early development. We now know a great deal about normative developmental patterns of infant crying and how they are manifested in various clinical settings--emergency room complaint, painful procedures, colic, temper tantrums, and nonverbal and mentally challenged infants. Crying as a Sign, a Symptom and a Signal brings the reader up to date on this new evidence concerning infant crying in the first few months and years of life. In this authoritative clinical text, an international team of experts explore this new conceptualization of the significance of early infant crying. They bring both historical and methodological perspectives to a multidisciplinary synopsis of the new understanding of this important infant behavior.

Author Biography

Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, FRCP-C Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ronald G. Barr, MA, MDCM, FRCP-C, developed and tested prevention materials referred to as the Period of PURPLE Crying in collaboration with Marilyn Barr. He is the Canada Research Chair in Community Child Health Research at the University of British Columbia and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC.

Table of Contents

Authors' Appointments	vii
Crying As a Sign, A Symptom and a Signal: Evolving Concepts of Crying Behavior	1	(7)
Ronald G. Barr
Brian Hopkinsand
James A. Green
Can we Hear the Causes of Infants' Crying?	8	(15)
Gwen E. Gustafson
Rebecca M. Woodand
James A. Green
Crying as an Indicator of Pain in Infants	23	(18)
Kenneth D. Craig
Cheryl A. Gilbert-Macleodand
Christine M. Lilley
Colic: The `Transient Responsivity' Hypothesis	41	(26)
Ronald G. Barrand
Megan Gunnar
`Clinical Pies' for Etiology and Outcome in Infants Presenting with Early Increased Crying	67	(29)
Liisa Lehtonen
Siobhan Gormallyand
Ronald G. Barr
Crying Complaints in the Emergency Department	96	(10)
Steven Pooleand
David Magilner
Crying in the Child with a Disability: The Special Challenge of Crying as a Signal	106	(15)
James A. Blackman
Toddler Tantrums: Flushing and Other Visible Autonomic Activity in an Anger-Crying Complex	121	(16)
Michael Potegal
Acoustic Cry Analysis, Neonatal Status and Long-Term Developmental Outcomes	137	(20)
James A. Green
Julia R. Irwinand
Gwen E. Gustafson
Crying in Infant Primates: Insights Into the Development of Crying in Chimpanzees	157	(19)
Kim A. Bard
Development of Crying in Normal Infants: Method, Theory and Some Speculations	176	(34)
Brian Hopkins
The Crying Infant and Toddler: Challenges, Emergent Themes and Promissory Notes	210	(9)
Ronald G. Barr
Brian Hopkinsand
James A. Green
Index	219