Abstract
Abstract Forty-two infants with infantile anorexia nervosa and 30 control subjects, matched by age, sex, and race, and their mothers were videotaped from behind a one-way mirror during a 20-minute feeding period followed by a 10-minute play period. Two observers who were blind to the diagnosis of the infant rated the interactions of mother and infant with the Feeding Scale and the Play Scale developed by Chatoor et al. On both Scales, statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups. The feeding disordered group demonstrated less dyadic reciprocity, less maternal contingency, more dyadic conflict, and more struggle for control. This group's play was also characterized by less dyadic reciprocity, more dyadic conflict, less maternal responsiveness to the infant's needs, and more maternal intrusiveness.
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