Association of Maternal and Paternal Depression in the Postnatal Period With Offspring Depression at Age 18 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Paternal depression during the postnatal period has been associated with adverse child outcomes. Family environment has been reported as a pathway for risk transmission from fathers to children. The influence of paternal depression during the postnatal period on offspring depression remains to be clarified.

Objective

To investigate the association between paternal depression in the postnatal period and offspring depression and explore potential mediating and moderating factors that influence any association between paternal and offspring depression.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective study of a UK community-based birth cohort (the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children) of parents and their adolescent offspring investigated associat

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Galve L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439819 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature