Maternal thoughts of self-harm and their association with future offspring mental health problems.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Depression and self-harm are leading causes of disability in young people, but prospective data on how maternal depression and self-harm thoughts contribute to these outcomes, and how they may interact is lacking.

Methods

The study sample consisted of 8,425 mothers and offspring from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, an ongoing birth cohort study. Exposures were maternal self-harm ideation and depression measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, collected at eleven time points over the period 18 weeks' gestation to 18 years post-partum. Outcomes were offspring past-year major depressive disorder and lifetime self-harm assessed at age 24.

Results

Nearly one-fifth (16.7%) of mothers reported thoughts of self-harm on at leas

SUBMITTER: Paul E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8370273 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature