Importance Maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with emotional and
behavioral difficulties of offspring during childhood that can increase the risk of depression …

Background Many observational studies have found a direct association between adverse in
utero, perinatal and postnatal exposures and offspring's depression. These findings are …

Background Evidence exists that maternal depression in the perinatal period has an
adverse effect on a range of early childhood outcomes and increases the risk of offspring …

Objective Genetic vulnerability factors and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are
associated with an increased risk of psychopathology and other adverse health outcomes …

Objective Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) are at risk of developing mental
disorders in adulthood, especially anxiety disorders and depression. The role of the family …

This is a clinical follow-up study of 508 former adolescent psychiatric inpatients admitted to
hospital between 2001 and 2006 in Northern Finland. The participants were interviewed …

Background: Maternal depression is common during pregnancy, affecting 10–15% of
mothers. In previous reports, the offspring of antenatally depressed mothers have had an …

Chronic stress during early life, such as exposure to social conflict or deficits in parental
care, can have persistent adverse behavioural effects. Offspring in a rodent model of …

Perinatal depression can have deleterious effects on the formation of the relationship
between mother and infant: evidence shows that it threatens not only the mental but also the …

La salud mental de las mujeres durante el período perinatal constituye un verdadero
problema de salud pública, ya que los trastornos psiquiátricos son las enfermedades más …