Maternal depression and child development: A prospective analysis of consequences, risk and protective factors

Conclusions: Maternal depressive symptoms at any time during child development - in combination with further risk factors - have an impact on child mental health. The early identification of maternal symptoms followed by interventions to differentiate between prenatal and postnatal depression - especially in the context of socioeconomic status - are highly relevant for child development.PMID:35321586 | DOI:10.1024/1422-4917/a000866

Source: Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie - March 24, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Jakob Roetner Janna Petry Julia Niekamp Janina Maschke Tamme W Goecke Peter A Fasching Matthias W Beckmann Johannes Kornhuber Oliver Kratz Gunther H Moll Anna Eichler das IMAC-Mind-Konsortium Source Type: research