Anxiety and depressive disorders in the offspring of mothers with perinatal depressive disorders.

ABSTRACT: Maternal perinatal depression has been linked to increased risk of anxiety and depression in offspring. However, many studies are limited by small sample sizes, self-reported data, and insufficient adjustment for confounders, including comorbid maternal anxiety disorders. Using a large linked administrative health dataset from New South Wales, Australia, this study aimed to examine the risk of anxiety and depressive disorders among offspring of mothers with perinatal depressive disorders, with diagnoses identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10 AM) codes. Associations were assessed using generalized linear model and propensity score matching. Offspring of mothers with perinatal depressive disorders had a 56% higher risk o

SUBMITTER: Tusa BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature