Trajectories of maternal depression and offspring psychopathology at 6 years: 2004 Pelotas cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have addressed the course and severity of maternal depression and its effects on child psychiatric disorders from a longitudinal perspective. This study aimed to identify longitudinal patterns of maternal depression and to evaluate whether distinct depression trajectories predict particular psychiatric disorders in offspring.

Methods

Cohort of 4231 births followed-up in the city of Pelotas, Brazil. Maternal depressive symptoms were assessed with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 3, 12, 24 and 48 months and 6 years after delivery. Psychiatric disorders in 6-year-old children were evaluated through the development and well-being assessment (DAWBA) instrument. Trajectories of maternal depression were calculated using a group-based modelli

SUBMITTER: Matijasevich A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4351190 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature