Maternal depression and anxiety predicts the pattern of offspring symptoms during their transition to adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Episodes of depression and anxiety (D&A) during the transition from late adolescence to adulthood, particularly when persistent, are predictive of long-term disorders and associated public health burden. Understanding risk factors at this time is important to guide intervention. The current objective was to investigate the associations between maternal symptoms of D&A with offspring symptoms during their transition to adulthood.

Method

Data from a large population-based birth cohort study, in South Brazil, were used. Prospective associations between maternal D&A and offspring risk of these symptoms during the transition to adulthood (18/19, 24 and 30 years) were estimated.

Results

Maternal D&A in adolescence was associated with offspring symptoms across the

SUBMITTER: Goncalves H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4697191 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature