IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1816: Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Children after Antenatal Maternal Depression Treatment, a Longitudinal Study Built on a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1816: Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Children after Antenatal Maternal Depression Treatment, a Longitudinal Study Built on a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16101816
Authors:
Laura S. Bleker
Jeannette Milgrom
Donna Parker
Alan W. Gemmill
Christopher J. Holt
Alan Connelly
Huibert Burger
Tessa J. Roseboom
Susanne R. de Rooij
Antenatal depression is associated with an increased risk of offspring neuro-developmental disorders, potentially as a consequence of an altered brain development in utero. We hypothesized that reducing maternal depression by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) during pregnancy may ameliorate the offspring’s brain (micro)structural outcomes. 54 pregnant women with a diagnosed clinical depression were randomly allocated to CBT or Treatment as Usual (TAU), showing moderate to large depression symptom improvements after CBT. In 16 of their children (69% boys, N(TAU) = 8, N(CBT) = 8, mean age = 5.9 years, range = 3.9–7.1 years) brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans were conducted. Children from the CBT group had a thicker right lateral occipital cortex (difference: 0.13 mm, 95% CI = 0.005–0.26) and lingual gyrus (difference: 0.18 mm, 95% CI = 0.01–0.34). In the CBT group, Voxel-Based Morphometry analysis identified one cluster showing increased gray matte...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Laura S. Bleker Jeannette Milgrom Donna Parker Alan W. Gemmill Christopher J. Holt Alan Connelly Huibert Burger Tessa J. Roseboom Susanne R. de Rooij Tags: Article Source Type: research
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