A prospective longitudinal study of the impact of early postnatal vs. chronic maternal depressive symptoms on child development.
Eur Psychiatry
; 26(8): 484-9, 2011 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20621453
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Few studies of the effects of postnatal depression on child development have considered the chronicity of depressive symptoms. We investigated whether early postnatal depressive symptoms (PNDS) predicted child developmental outcome independently of later maternal depressive symptoms.METHODS:
In a prospective, longitudinal study, mothers and children were followed-up from birth to 2 years; repeated measures of PNDS were made using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); child development was assessed using the Bayley Scales II. Multilevel modelling techniques were used to examine the association between 6 week PNDS, and child development, taking subsequent depressive symptoms into account.RESULTS:
Children of mothers with 6 week PNDS were significantly more likely than children of non-symptomatic mothers to have poor cognitive outcome; however, this association was reduced to trend level when adjusted for later maternal depressive symptoms.CONCLUSION:
Effects of early PNDS on infant development may be partly explained by subsequent depressive symptoms.
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento Infantil
/
Deficiências do Desenvolvimento
/
Depressão Pós-Parto
/
Depressão
/
Relações Mãe-Filho
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
/
Child, preschool
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article