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Wagner KM, Sanchez D, Valdez CR. Maternal and Child Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Low-income Families of Color: The Mediating Role of Child Adaptability. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024; 55:287-294. [PMID: 35904678 PMCID: PMC10351487 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01404-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Maternal depressive symptoms are linked with child internalizing concerns, such as depressive symptoms. The impact that maternal depressive symptoms have on the onset and maintenance of child depressive symptoms might be especially salient in families of color who are low-income because of elevated rates of maternal depressive symptoms and environmental stressors in those populations. The relationship between maternal and child depressive symptoms might be partially explained by a child's capacity to flexibly respond to stressors in the environment, a construct known as adaptability. A simple mediation model was conducted with a sample of low-income, Black/African American and Latina mothers and their children (n = 128). Results suggested that child adaptability partially mediated the link between maternal and child depressive symptoms. We discussed how this study can inform research and practice that aim to assist low-income families of color with mental health needs.
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- Kevin M Wagner
- Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1701 Trinity Street, 78712, Austin, TX, USA.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1701 Trinity Street, 78712, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1701 Trinity Street, 78712, Austin, TX, USA
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Mongan D, Lynch J, Anderson J, Robinson L, Mulholland C. Perinatal mental healthcare in Northern Ireland: challenges and opportunities. Ir J Psychol Med 2023; 40:601-606. [PMID: 34839853 DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2021.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Perinatal mental health is a vital component of public mental health. The perinatal period represents the time in a woman's life when she is at the highest risk of developing new-onset psychiatric disorders or relapse of an existing mental illness. Optimisation of maternal mental health in the perinatal period is associated with both short- and long-term benefits not only for the mother, but also for her infant and family. However, perinatal mental health service provision remains variable across the world. At present in Northern Ireland, 80% of women do not have access to specialist community perinatal mental health services, and without access to a mother and baby unit, mothers who require a psychiatric admission in the postnatal period are separated from their baby. However, following successful campaigns, funding for development of specialist perinatal mental health community teams has recently been approved. In this article, we discuss the importance of perinatal mental health from a public health perspective and explore challenges and opportunities in the ongoing journey of specialist service development in Northern Ireland.
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- D Mongan
- Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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- Independent Researcher, Northern Ireland
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- Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Antrim, Northern Ireland
- School of Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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DeSerisy M, Cohen JW, Dworkin JD, Stingone JA, Ramphal B, Herbstman JB, Pagliaccio D, Margolis AE. Early life stress, prenatal secondhand smoke exposure, and the development of internalizing symptoms across childhood. Environ Health 2023; 22:58. [PMID: 37620883 PMCID: PMC10463722 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-023-01012-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior findings relating secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and internalizing problems, characterized by heightened anxiety and depression symptoms, have been equivocal; effects of SHS on neurodevelopment may depend on the presence of other neurotoxicants. Early life stress (ELS) is a known risk factor for internalizing symptoms and is also often concurrent with SHS exposure. To date the interactive effects of ELS and SHS on children's internalizing symptoms are unknown. We hypothesize that children with higher exposure to both prenatal SHS and ELS will have the most internalizing symptoms during the preschool period and the slowest reductions in symptoms over time. METHODS The present study leveraged a prospective, longitudinal birth cohort of 564 Black and Latinx mothers and their children, recruited between 1998 and 2006. Cotinine extracted from cord and maternal blood at birth served as a biomarker of prenatal SHS exposure. Parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores were examined at four timepoints between preschool and eleven years-old. ELS exposure was measured as a composite of six domains of maternal stress reported at child age five. Latent growth models examined associations between SHS, ELS, and their interaction term with trajectories of children's internalizing symptoms. In follow-up analyses, weighted quintile sum regression examined contributions of components of the ELS mixture to children's internalizing symptoms at each time point. RESULTS ELS interacted with SHS exposure such that higher levels of ELS and SHS exposure were associated with more internalizing symptoms during the preschool period (β = 0.14, p = 0.03). The interaction between ELS and SHS was also associated with a less negative rate of change in internalizing symptoms over time (β=-0.02, p = 0.01). Weighted quintile sum regression revealed significant contributions of maternal demoralization and other components of the stress mixture to children's internalizing problems at each age point (e.g., age 11 WQS β = 0.26, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that prior inconsistencies in studies of SHS on behavior may derive from unmeasured factors that also influence behavior and co-occur with exposure, specifically maternal stress during children's early life. Findings point to modifiable targets for personalized prevention.
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- Mariah DeSerisy
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Lee DS, Cederbaum JA, Davis JP, Hurlburt MS, Mennen FE. Maternal and adolescent depressive symptoms and family conflict: An autoregressive cross-lagged examination of competing models in multi-stressed mothers and adolescents. FAMILY PROCESS 2023; 62:254-271. [PMID: 35545438 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Maternal and adolescent depression are challenges that often co-occur. Many studies have drawn bivariate associations between maternal depressive symptoms, adolescent depressive symptoms, and family conflict, but few have examined reciprocal effects. Even among extant studies, there is a lack of clarity related to directionality of influence. Three competing theoretical models may explain the relationship between maternal depressive symptoms, adolescent depressive symptoms, and family conflict, and these processes may differ by adolescents' sex. Using three time points of data from 187 diverse mother-adolescent dyads, we fit a taxonomy of autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation models to simultaneously evaluate the competing theoretical models and also examine differences by sex using multiple-group analyses. Results indicate a symptom-driven model whereby adolescent depressive symptoms predicted increases in family conflict. Sex differences were also found. For males, but not females, greater adolescent depressive symptoms predicted subsequent increases in maternal depressive symptoms, which then predicted lower family conflict-possibly indicating maternal disengagement/withdrawal. Our findings suggest addressing adolescent depressive symptoms in order to prevent family conflict and that distinctive targets for the prevention/intervention of family conflict should account for differences by adolescents' sex.
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- Daniel S Lee
- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
- USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society, USC Center for Mindfulness Science, USC Institute on Addiction Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Jarvers I, Ecker A, Schleicher D, Brunner R, Kandsperger S. Impact of preschool attendance, parental stress, and parental mental health on internalizing and externalizing problems during COVID-19 lockdown measures in preschool children. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281627. [PMID: 36780506 PMCID: PMC9925084 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Internalizing problems are common in young children, often persist into adulthood, and increase the likelihood for subsequent psychiatric disorders. Problematic attachment, parental mental health problems, and stress are risk factors for the development of internalizing problems. COVID-19 lockdown measures have resulted in additional parental burden and especially their impact on preschool children has rarely been investigated as of now. The current study examined the impact of sustained preschool attendance, parental stress, and parental mental health on internalizing and externalizing problems during COVID-19 lockdown measures in a sample of preschool children in Germany. METHODS AND FINDINGS N = 128 parents of preschool children filled out a one-time online survey about children's internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and attachment for three time points: before a nation-wide lockdown (T1), during the most difficult time of the lockdown (T2) and after the lockdown (T3). Additionally, parents answered questions about their own depressive and anxious symptomatology for the three time points and parental stress for T1 and T2. Linear-mixed effect models were computed to predict children's internalizing / externalizing behavior. Preschool children showed a significant increase in internalizing and externalizing problems over time, highest at T2 with small decreases at T3. Parental depressive and anxious symptomatology increased significantly from T1 to T2, but also remained high at T3. Parental stress levels were comparable to community samples at T1, but attained average values reported for at-risk families at T2. Linear-mixed effect models identified higher parental stress, parental anxiety, attachment problems, parental education, and less preschool attendance as significant predictors for internalizing and externalizing problems in preschoolers with more specific associations shown in separate models. A limitation is the retrospective assessment for the times T1 and T2. CONCLUSIONS Preschool children's mental health is strongly and negatively influenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its lockdown measures. Sustained preschool attendance may serve as a protective factor.
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- Irina Jarvers
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Israel ES, Gibb BE. Transactional Relations Between Peer Victimization and Depressive Symptoms Among Youth at Risk of Developing Depression: Evidence for Gender Differences. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2023; 51:625-637. [PMID: 36738406 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Offspring of mothers with a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) are at high risk of developing the disorder themselves, yet specific mechanisms of risk remain unclear. One hypothesized mechanism is interpersonal stress, which has been shown to be elevated in offspring of mothers with a history of MDD. The goal of this study was to examine the role of a specific form of interpersonal stress, peer victimization (overt and relational). In doing so, we not only examined the impact of peer victimization on changes in youth depression, but also youth depression on changes in peer victimization, consistent with stress generation models. Participants were 251 mothers with (n = 129) or without (n = 122) a history of MDD and their child (aged 8-14 years at baseline) who were assessed every six months for two years. Using random intercepts cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPM), we were able to separate between-subject effects (mother MDD group differences in average levels of peer victimization and offspring depressive symptoms) and within-subject effects (transactional influences between within-subject fluctuations in peer victimization and depressive symptoms among offspring over time). Overall, these effects were stronger for relational victimization than for overt victimization and stronger for girls than boys. These results support the role of peer victimization, particularly relational victimization, as a risk factor among offspring of mothers with MDD, particularly girls, and highlight transactional relations between relational victimization and depressive symptoms in girls over time, which may create a vicious cycle of risk.
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- Elana S Israel
- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York, 13902-6000, Binghamton, NY, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York, 13902-6000, Binghamton, NY, USA
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Maternal cognitions and cognitive, behavior and emotional development in middle childhood. CURRENT RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crbeha.2023.100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Burtchen N, Alvarez-Segura M, Urben S, Giovanelli C, Mendelsohn AL, Guedeney A, Schechter DS. Effects of maternal trauma and associated psychopathology on atypical maternal behavior and infant social withdrawal six months postpartum. Attach Hum Dev 2022; 24:1-27. [PMID: 36371796 DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2022.2142894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Maternal psychopathology given a history of maltreatment and domestic violence exposure increases the risk for child psychopathology. Infant social withdrawal is one warning sign of adverse developmental outcomes including child anxiety and depression. It remains unclear how maternal trauma-related psychopathology might affect infant social withdrawal six-months postpartum. METHODS One-hundred ninety-five women and their six-month-old infants were studied in an at-risk community sample. Maternal trauma history, posttraumatic stress (PTSD) and major depressive (MDD) disorders were assessed. Maternal and infant behaviors were coded from videotaped interactions. RESULTS Maternal trauma was correlated with atypical maternal behavior (AMB) and infant social withdrawal (p ≤ .001). PTSD and MDD, and comorbid PTSD/MDD predicted increased AMB (p ≤ .001) but only maternal MDD was predictive of infant social withdrawal (p ≤ .001). Effects of maternal MDD on infant withdrawal were mediated by AMB. CONCLUSIONS At six-months postpartum, maternal MDD was associated with infant withdrawal. AMB is an important target for early intervention.
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- Nina Burtchen
- Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, New York University, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry, Abat Oliba CEU University, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, New York University, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service, Hôpital Bichat-Claude
- Bernard Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Orri M, Macalli M, Galera C, Tzourio C. Association of parental death and illness with offspring suicidal ideation: cross-sectional study in a large cohort of university students. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2022; 57:2251-2260. [PMID: 35794467 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02329-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to (1) investigate the association of parental death and illness with suicidal ideation using a large sample of university students and (2) test whether associations were moderated by perceived family support. METHODS We used data from N = 15,008 French university students enrolled in the i-Share cohort (mean age, 20.5 years; 77% women). Students self-reported information on parental death, including the cause, parental illness (cardiovascular, stroke, cancer, depression/anxiety, alcohol abuse), and perceived family support during childhood/adolescence. Twelve-month suicidal ideation was self-reported and categorized into no, occasional, and frequent ideation. RESULTS Occasional and frequent suicidal ideation were, respectively, reported by 2692 (17.5%) and 699 (4.6%) students. After adjustment for age, gender, and parental education, we found associations between parental death and risk of occasional and frequent suicidal ideation (respectively, RR = 1.98 [1.81-2.17] and RR = 2.73 [2.30-3.24]). Parental deaths from illness, accidents, and suicides had the strongest associations. We also found associations for parental depression/anxiety (occasional, RR = 1.98 [1.81-2.17]; frequent, RR = 2.73 [2.30-3.24]), alcohol use problems (occasional, RR = 1.71 [1.5-1.94]; frequent, RR = 2.33 [1.89-2.87]), and cardiovascular diseases (occasional, RR = 1.22 [1.06-1.40]; frequent, RR = 1.83 [1.47-2.27]). For participants who experienced parental death and stroke, associations with occasional and frequent suicidal ideation (respectively) increased as perceived family support increased (Psinteraction ≤ 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Students who experienced parental death and common parental illnesses were at risk of reporting suicidal ideation, especially if their family were perceived as an important source of support. As information on parental death or illness can be routinely collected during health visits, attention should be paid to students reporting such experiences.
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- Massimiliano Orri
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Montréal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada. .,Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, U1219, Bordeaux, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, U1219, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, U1219, Bordeaux, France.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charles Perrens Hospital, Bordeaux, France.,Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, U1219, Bordeaux, France
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Abitante G, Haraden DA, Pine A, Cole D, Garber J. Trajectories of positive and negative affect across adolescence: Maternal history of depression and adolescent sex as predictors. J Affect Disord 2022; 315:96-104. [PMID: 35878831 PMCID: PMC9447402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trajectories of affect vary across development, with normative increases in positive affect occurring during childhood and declines in positive affect appearing across adolescence. Little is known, however, about predictors of the trajectories of affect across adolescence. The present study examined associations between changes in adolescent affect across adolescence and maternal history of depression and child sex. METHODS Participants were 240 adolescents and their mothers; 185 mothers had a history of depression (i.e., high risk) and 55 mothers did not (i.e., low risk). Youth were assessed annually from 6th grade (meanage = 11.86 years, SD = 0.57, 54.2 % female, 82 % White) through 12th grade. Latent growth models tested the relation of maternal depression history and adolescent sex with trajectories of adolescent affect. RESULTS High-risk adolescents exhibited lower levels of PA as compared to low-risk youth (coefficient = -3.51, p = .008, 95 % CI [-6.11, -0.91]). Girls experienced earlier increases in negative affect (NA) as compared to boys, with more positive linear (coefficient = 2.07, p = .002, 95 % CI [0.774, 3.368]) and quadratic (coefficient = -0.29, p = .025, 95 % CI [-0.55, -0.04]) slopes. LIMITATIONS Use of self-report measures and limited generalizability. CONCLUSION Maternal depression significantly predicted decreases in offspring PA and distinct trajectories of NA in girls and boys. Interventions aimed at reducing risk in adolescent offspring of depressed parents may benefit from targeting PA and supporting girls in early adolescence.
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- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America
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- Vanderbilt University, United States of America
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- Vanderbilt University, United States of America
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Ahun MN, Psychogiou L, Guay F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM. Maternal depressive symptoms and children's academic performance: sex differences in the mediating role of school experiences. Psychol Med 2022; 52:2450-2459. [PMID: 33272330 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720004298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Maternal depressive symptoms (MDSs) are negatively associated with children's academic performance, with stronger effects sometimes reported in boys. However, few studies have tested the mechanisms of this association. We examined the mediating role of school engagement and peer victimization in this association and tested for sex differences. METHODS Participants were 1173 families from a population-based longitudinal Canadian study. MDSs were self-reported annually using the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (child's age: 5 months to 5 years). Data on mediators (peer victimization, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional school engagement) were reported annually from ages 6-10 by multiple informants including children, parents, and teachers using items from validated scales. Mathematics, reading, and writing exam scores at age 12 were obtained from standardized exams administered by Québec's Ministry of Education and Teaching. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediation by school experiences in boys and girls. RESULTS Exposure to MDSs was negatively associated with mathematics, reading, and writing scores in girls and with mathematics only in boys. Cognitive and behavioral engagement significantly mediated the association between MDSs and mathematics, reading, and writing scores in girls. There were no significant mediators for boys. CONCLUSIONS Prevention and intervention strategies aiming to improve school engagement might be beneficial for daughters of mothers experiencing depressive symptoms. Further research is needed to replicate these findings and to identify the mechanisms explaining this association in boys.
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- Marilyn N Ahun
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, 7101 Avenue Parc, Montréal, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, Université Laval, 2320 rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, 2325 rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, Canada
- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Avenue, Tomsk, Russia
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- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Psychology, Université de Montréal, 3175 chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, 7101 Avenue Parc, Montréal, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada
- INSERM U1219, Université de Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, Bordeaux, France
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Chen Y, Cheung S, Huang CC. Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy: Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Parenting on Teen Depression Symptoms. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:NP7034-NP7056. [PMID: 33096950 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520967754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Past studies have indicated that mothers who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) have a greater risk of developing depression symptoms. Furthermore, existing literature provides evidence that children's mental health can be affected by their mother's mental health well past infancy and early childhood. Given this, children of IPV victims are particularly at risk of developing depression symptoms. Guided by trauma theory, the ecobiodevelopmental (EBD) framework, and social learning theory, this study investigates the long-term relationship between maternal IPV victimization during pregnancy and teen depression symptoms. This study utilizes longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the relationship between IPV during pregnancy and maternal depression symptoms at early childhood, as well as the mechanism by which maternal depression symptoms affect child depression symptoms in the adolescent stage of development. The findings indicate that mothers who were victims of IPV during pregnancy were more likely to have depression symptoms when children turned 3 and that maternal depression symptoms could directly predict children's depression symptoms at age 15. Meanwhile, maternal depression symptoms could indirectly increase adolescent depression symptoms via physical punishment at age 5 and bullying victimization at age 9. While extensive evidence has shown that IPV during pregnancy has detrimental effects on mothers and children, our study adds to the literature that such detriments can last as long as a decade. Given that depression symptoms can be detrimental to later development, the findings call for universal and comprehensive IPV screening tools and swift service referrals for pregnant women who are experiencing IPV. At the same time, trauma-informed parenting education for women, along with school- and community-based interventions for children, may also mitigate these harmful associations.
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- Yafan Chen
- Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Cioffi CC, Leve LD, Natsuaki MN, Shaw DS, Reiss D, Ganiban JM, Neiderhiser JM. Examining reciprocal associations between parent depressive symptoms and child internalizing symptoms on subsequent psychiatric disorders: An adoption study. Depress Anxiety 2021; 38:1211-1224. [PMID: 34185940 PMCID: PMC8664963 DOI: 10.1002/da.23190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The dynamic interplay between parent depressive symptoms and child internalizing behavior over time is not well understood. METHODS We used data from a prospective parent-offspring adoption design (N = 561) to examine associations between adoptive parent depressive symptoms and child internalizing behavior when children were ages 18 months, 27 months, 4.5 years, and 6 years, and subsequent child psychiatric disorder symptoms when children were between the ages of 6-8 years. Models also accounted for the contributions of birth parent psychopathology, birth mother depressive symptoms during pregnancy, and infant negative emotionality. Bidirectional associations between adoptive parent depressive symptoms and child internalizing behavior were examined using a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. RESULTS There was evidence for associations between child internalizing behavior and adoptive parent depressive symptoms over time, with mothers' depressive symptoms being a more salient risk factor for child internalizing behavior than fathers'. We found one significant cross-lagged association from adoptive mother depressive symptoms at child age 18 months to child internalizing behavior at age 27 months. Infant negative emotionality (i.e., emotional liability) at age 9 months predicted both child internalizing behavior and adoptive parent depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION Results suggest that postnatal maternal depressive symptoms confer specific risks for child internalizing behaviors in toddlerhood and childhood and depressive symptoms in childhood.
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- Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
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Orri M, Besharati S, Ahun MN, Richter LM. Analysis of Maternal Postnatal Depression, Socioeconomic Factors, and Offspring Internalizing Symptoms in a Longitudinal Cohort in South Africa. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2121667. [PMID: 34410394 PMCID: PMC8377574 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Few studies from low-and-middle income countries have investigated long-term associations between maternal postnatal depression and offspring internalizing (ie, depressive and anxiety) symptoms, and none have investigated interactions in this association. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between maternal postnatal depression and offspring internalizing symptoms from adolescence to adulthood and the interaction with exposure to socioeconomic adversity and with the child's sex. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This secondary analysis used data from Birth to Twenty Plus (BT20+), a prospective birth cohort study of children born in Soweto, South Africa, and followed up until age 28 years. Data were collected from 1990 to 2018, and data were analyzed for this study from February 16 through December 15, 2020. EXPOSURES Maternal postnatal depression self-reported by mothers 6 months after childbirth. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The main outcome was offspring internalizing symptoms, assessed at offspring ages 14 years, 22 years, and 28 years and modeled longitudinally. Participants with the highest probability of experiencing high internalizing symptoms (ie, those in the top 20% of the distribution) from age 14 to 28 years were categorized as belonging to the high internalizing symptoms trajectory (vs the low trajectory). Socioeconomic adversity was measured with an index (continuous variable) including low maternal education, household crowding, low assets, and low maternal age. This variable was further stratified into more than 1 SD above the mean index, more than 1 SD below the mean index, and from 1 SD below to 1 SD above the mean index to conduct subgroup analyses. Associations were investigated using multivariable regression models. RESULTS Among 1087 participants born in Soweto, South Africa (543 [50.0%] male participants; 544 [50.0%] female participants), 118 individuals (10.8%) showed a high trajectory of internalizing symptoms from age 14 to 28 years vs 969 individuals (89.1%) with a low trajectory. Children exposed to maternal postnatal depression had statistically significantly increased odds of following the high trajectory (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] per 1-SD increase in maternal postnatal depression, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.02-1.41). This increase in odds differed by exposure to socioeconomic adversity and by child sex: for male participants, the increase in odds was greater in a context of higher vs lower socioeconomic adversity (eg, for >1 SD above the mean: aOR, 3.28; 95% CI, 1.06-10.14 vs for >1 SD below the mean: aOR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.64-1.50; P for interaction = .12), while for female participants, the increase in odds was greater in a context of lower vs higher socioeconomic adversity (eg, for >1 SD below the mean: aOR, 1.82; 95 % CI, 1.12-2.98 vs for >1 SD above the mean: aOR, 0.59; 95 % CI, 0.30-1.17; P for interaction = .002) (P for 3-way interaction = .003). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study found that postnatal depression was associated with higher odds of persistently increased internalizing symptoms among offspring from adolescence to adulthood in a middle-income country, with variation by socioeconomic adversity and sex. These findings suggest that better understanding of these associations is needed to implement targeted interventions and maximize the impact of public health initiatives aimed at breaking the intergenerational transmission of mental health problems.
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- Massimiliano Orri
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre, Inserm U1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand School of Human and Community Development, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal School of Public Health, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Science and Innovation-National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Yan N, Liu Y, Ansari A, Li K, Li X. Mothers' Depressive Symptoms and Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: Examining Reciprocal Trait-State Effects from Age 2 to 15. Child Dev 2021; 92:2496-2508. [PMID: 34156703 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Using a large sample from the National Institute of Child Health and Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N = 1,178, 51% were male and 80% were White), the random intercept cross-lagged panel model was employed to unpack the trait and state aspects in the relations between mothers' depressive symptoms and children's behavioral problems from age 2 to 15. The transactional predictions among mothers' depressive symptoms and children's behavioral problems were largely attributed to their correlations at the underlying trait level (rs = .458-.528). At the state level, the mutual influences among mothers' depressive symptoms and children's behavior problems occurred more often during periods of transition. With that said, the child effects hypothesis was not supported.
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- Southwest University.,Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Personality, Ministry of Education, China
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Orri M, Boivin M, Chen C, Ahun MN, Geoffroy MC, Ouellet-Morin I, Tremblay RE, Côté SM. Cohort Profile: Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2021; 56:883-894. [PMID: 33185737 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01972-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE The Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD) was designed to examine the long-term associations of preschool physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development with biopsychosocial development across childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. METHODS QLSCD is an ongoing prospective cohort including 2120 singletons born in 1997/1998 in the Canadian province of Quebec. So far, data have been collected annually or every 2 years from child ages 5 months to 21 years. The cohort currently includes 1245 participants. Data available include a range of environmental (e.g., family characteristics, child behaviour, educational attainment, mental health), biological (e.g., hair cortisol, genetic, epigenetic), and administrative data. RESULTS QLSCD has contributed to the understanding of children's psychosocial development, including the development of physical aggression and anxiety. QLSCD articles have advanced scientific knowledge on the influence of early childhood factors on childhood, adolescent, and young adult mental health, including the effect of participation in early childcare on cognitive and behavioural development, the developmental origins of adolescent and young adult mental health problems and suicide risk, and the development of interpersonal difficulties (e.g., peer victimisation) from preschool years to adolescence. CONCLUSION QLSCD has given major contributions to our understanding of the link between different aspects of child development and biopsychosocial development during the first two decades of life. Unique features include the presence of environmental, biological, and administrative data, long-term follow-up with frequent data collections, and use of data from multiple informants, including teachers, mothers, fathers, and the children themselves.
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- Massimiliano Orri
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Department, Montreal, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Frank B. Common Pavilion, F-2101 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada
- Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre, Inserm U1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, 3050 Edouard Montpetit, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J7, Canada
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Department, Montreal, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Frank B. Common Pavilion, F-2101 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada
- Department of Education and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Criminology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Center of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics and Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- School of Public Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre, Inserm U1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, 3050 Edouard Montpetit, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J7, Canada.
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Maternal Depression History Moderates the Association Between Criticism (but not Praise) and Depressive Symptoms in Youth. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2021; 49:1097-1110. [PMID: 33725232 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Children of mothers with past depression are at increased risk for developing the disorder themselves; however, the specific factors that increase their risk are unclear. Aberrant reactivity to social experiences may be one characteristic that increases risk for depression in offspring. This study investigates whether mothers' depression history is associated with increased reactivity to criticism and decreased reactivity to praise in offspring by examining 72 youths (ages 8-15). Every evening for 21 days, youths reported their depressive symptoms and whether they were criticized and/or praised by their mothers, fathers, siblings, and friends, resulting in 1,382 data entries across participants. Mothers reported their own depression history and current depressive symptoms. Maternal depression history moderated offspring's response to criticism. Although all youths reacted to perceived criticism from family members with transient increases of depressive symptoms, only children of mothers with higher (vs. lower) levels of past depression exhibited cumulative, person-level associations between perceived criticism and their own depressive symptoms. Additionally, only children of depressed mothers exhibited increases in depressive symptoms on days in which they were criticized by friends. Perceived parental praise was associated with lower levels of depression in youths regardless of maternal depression. Youth depressive symptoms were more strongly related to their parents' (vs. siblings or friends) criticism and praise, highlighting parents' more central role in youth depression risk. Taken together, our results reveal that maternal depression history is associated with increased reactivity to perceived criticism across relational contexts potentially contributing to youths' risk for developing depression.
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Marçal KE. Pathways to Adolescent Emotional and Behavioral Problems: An Examination of Maternal Depression and Harsh Parenting. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2021; 113:104917. [PMID: 33454642 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maternal depression is linked with a range of child and adolescent outcomes. Prior research suggests adverse consequences for child and youth development, but less is known about the role of adverse parenting in the pathways from maternal depression to adolescent emotional and behavioral problems. OBJECTIVE The present study leveraged a large, longitudinal survey of families across the U.S. to investigate whether harsh parenting mediated the links between maternal depression and adolescent delinquency and depression. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Data came from a national longitudinal survey of families with children born in large U.S. cities 1998-2000 in which mothers had at least partial custody of children (N = 2,719). METHODS Structural equation modeling with latent variables estimated a measurement model using confirmatory factor analysis and a structural model testing direct and indirect pathways. RESULTS Maternal depression was directly associated with both physical and psychological aggression in parenting (β = 0.08, p < 0.001 and β = 0.12, p < 0.001, respectively), and psychological aggression related directly with adolescent delinquency (β = 0.24, p < 0.01). Furthermore, maternal depression was indirectly associated with adolescent delinquency via psychological aggression in parenting (β = 0.03, p < 0.05). Physical aggression in parenting did not mediate links between maternal depression and either adolescent outcome. CONCLUSIONS Findings provide insights into the parent-level drivers of adolescent emotional and behavioral outcomes. Screening for maternal depression and providing parenting support to vulnerable families offers promise for preventing adverse parenting and supporting healthy adolescent development.
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- Katherine E Marçal
- University of Nevada, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89117, United States.
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Clinton SM, Shupe EA, Glover ME, Unroe KA, McCoy CR, Cohen JL, Kerman IA. Modeling heritability of temperamental differences, stress reactivity, and risk for anxiety and depression: Relevance to research domain criteria (RDoC). Eur J Neurosci 2021; 55:2076-2107. [PMID: 33629390 PMCID: PMC8382785 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Animal models provide important tools to study biological and environmental factors that shape brain function and behavior. These models can be effectively leveraged by drawing on concepts from the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, which aims to delineate molecular pathways and neural circuits that underpin behavioral anomalies that transcend psychiatric conditions. To study factors that contribute to individual differences in emotionality and stress reactivity, our laboratory utilized Sprague-Dawley rats that were selectively bred for differences in novelty exploration. Selective breeding for low versus high locomotor response to novelty produced rat lines that differ in behavioral domains relevant to anxiety and depression, particularly the RDoC Negative Valence domains, including acute threat, potential threat, and loss. Bred Low Novelty Responder (LR) rats, relative to their High Responder (HR) counterparts, display high levels of behavioral inhibition, conditioned and unconditioned fear, avoidance, passive stress coping, anhedonia, and psychomotor retardation. The HR/LR traits are heritable, emerge in the first weeks of life, and appear to be driven by alterations in the developing amygdala and hippocampus. Epigenomic and transcriptomic profiling in the developing and adult HR/LR brain suggest that DNA methylation and microRNAs, as well as differences in monoaminergic transmission (dopamine and serotonin in particular), contribute to their distinct behavioral phenotypes. This work exemplifies ways that animal models such as the HR/LR rats can be effectively used to study neural and molecular factors driving emotional behavior, which may pave the way toward improved understanding the neurobiological mechanisms involved in emotional disorders.
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- Sarah M Clinton
- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.,Behavioral Health Service Line, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Maternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2021; 49:381-392. [PMID: 33403493 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00744-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) plays a central role in the regulation of affiliative bonds and anxiety. However, the degree to which its levels are synchronized between interaction partners has not yet been assessed. Physiological synchrony assessed using other peripheral measures (e.g., heart rate, etc.) has been tied to positive outcomes for the individual and the dyad. The present study examined OT synchrony in the context of child anxiety and maternal depression by examining mother-child dyads. Mothers and their children with anxiety disorders participated in a behavioral interaction task. Changes in OT levels and mother-child OT synchrony before and after the interaction, as well as their moderation by maternal depression, were assessed. Ninety-eight youth with anxiety disorders (ages 10 to 17) and their mothers underwent psychiatric evaluation, and mothers rated their own depressive symptoms and their children's behavior problems. Salivary OT was assayed from mother and child before and after the task. Behavioral coding showed that interactions were characterized by high behavioral synchrony between mothers and their children, and both individuals displayed higher levels of positive vs. negative affect during the interactions. Mothers and their children also showed decreases in OT levels after the interaction. As hypothesized, OT synchrony increased following the task, but only dyads in which mothers showed high levels of depressive symptoms showed this increase. As hypothesized, lower levels of OT-synchrony were associated with higher levels of child internalizing symptoms. The findings suggest that positive interactions may be beneficial for youth with anxiety disorders with mothers with depression.
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Predictors of 1-year rehospitalization in inpatients with bipolar I disorder treated with atypical antipsychotics. Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2020; 35:263-269. [PMID: 32459726 DOI: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bipolar disorder (BPD) is debilitating disorder, and patients can experience multiple relapses and subsequent hospitalizations. Since pharmacotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for patients with BPD, investigations on the effects of atypical antipsychotics (AAP) on reducing rehospitalization risk are crucial. The objective of study is to explore predictors of 1-year rehospitalization in patients with bipolar I disorder treated with AAP. A retrospective chart review on inpatients with bipolar I disorder was conducted. All participants were followed up for 1 year, and they were subdivided into three AAP treatment groups (olanzapine, risperidone, and quetiapine group). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was implemented to detect time to rehospitalization due to any mood episodes within 1 year after discharge. Cox proportional regression model was adopted to find predictors of 1-year hospitalization in patients who experienced rehospitalization. One hundred thirty-eight participants were included in the study, and a 1-year rehospitalization rate was 18.1%. Time to rehospitalization did not differ between three AAP treatment groups. Predictors of rehospitalization due to any episode within 1 year were family history of depression and number of previous admission. Our findings can be conducive to understanding prognosis, and predicting rehospitalization risk in patients with BPD on AAP.
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Parenting as a Mediator of Associations between Depression in Mothers and Children’s Functioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2020; 23:427-460. [DOI: 10.1007/s10567-020-00322-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Jami ES, Eilertsen EM, Hammerschlag AR, Qiao Z, Evans DM, Ystrøm E, Bartels M, Middeldorp CM. Maternal and paternal effects on offspring internalizing problems: Results from genetic and family-based analyses. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2020; 183:258-267. [PMID: 32356930 PMCID: PMC7317352 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It is unclear to what extent parental influences on the development of internalizing problems in offspring are explained by indirect genetic effects, reflected in the environment provided by the parent, in addition to the genes transmitted from parent to child. In this study, these effects were investigated using two innovative methods in a large birth cohort. Using maternal-effects genome complex trait analysis (M-GCTA), the effects of offspring genotype, maternal or paternal genotypes, and their covariance on offspring internalizing problems were estimated in 3,801 mother-father-child genotyped trios. Next, estimated genetic correlations within pedigree data, including 10,688 children, were used to estimate additive genetic effects, maternal and paternal genetic effects, and a shared family effect using linear mixed effects modeling. There were no significant maternal or paternal genetic effects on offspring anxiety or depressive symptoms at age 8, beyond the effects transmitted via the genetic pathway between parents and children. However, indirect maternal genetic effects explained a small, but nonsignificant, proportion of variance in childhood depressive symptoms in both the M-GCTA (~4%) and pedigree (~8%) analyses. Our results suggest that parental effects on offspring internalizing problems are predominantly due to transmitted genetic variants, rather than the indirect effect of parental genes via the environment.
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- Eshim S. Jami
- Department of Biological PsychologyVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands,Amsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Biological PsychologyVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands,Amsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands,Child Health Research CentreUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia,Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of BristolBristolUK,Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical SchoolUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- Department of Mental DisordersNorwegian Institute of Public HealthOsloNorway,PROMENTA Research Center, Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway,School of PharmacyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of Biological PsychologyVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands,Amsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Biological PsychologyVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands,Child Health Research CentreUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia,Child and Youth Mental Health ServiceChildren's Health Queensland Hospital and Health ServiceBrisbaneAustralia
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Bushnell GA, Talati A, Wickramaratne PJ, Gameroff MJ, Weissman MM. Trajectories of childhood anxiety disorders in two generations at high risk. Depress Anxiety 2020; 37:521-531. [PMID: 32058635 PMCID: PMC7292740 DOI: 10.1002/da.23001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The course of anxiety disorders during childhood is heterogeneous. In two generations at high or low risk, we described the course of childhood anxiety disorders and evaluated whether parent or grandparent major depressive disorder (MDD) predicted a persistent anxiety course. METHODS We utilized a multigenerational study (1982-2015), following children (second generation, G2) and grandchildren (third generation, G3) of generation 1 (G1) with either moderate/severe MDD or no psychiatric illness. Psychiatric diagnoses were based on diagnostic interviews. Using group-based trajectory models, we identified clusters of children with similar anxiety disorder trajectories (age 0-17). RESULTS We identified three primary trajectories in G2 (N = 275) and G3 (N = 118) cohorts: "no/low anxiety disorder" during childhood (G2 = 66%; G3 = 53%), "nonpersistent" with anxiety during part of childhood (G2 = 16%; G3 = 21%), and "persistent" (G2 = 18%; G3 = 25%). Childhood mood disorders and substance use disorders tended to be more prevalent in children in the persistent anxiety trajectory. In G2 children, parent MDD was associated with an increased likelihood of being in the persistent (84%) or nonpersistent trajectory (82%) versus no/low anxiety trajectory (62%). In G3 children, grandparent MDD, but not parent, was associated with an increased likelihood of being in the persistent (83%) versus nonpersistent (48%) and no/low anxiety (51%) trajectories. CONCLUSION Anxiety trajectories move beyond what is captured under binary, single time-point measures. Parent or grandparent history of moderate/severe MDD may offer value in predicting child anxiety disorder course, which could help clinicians and caregivers identify children needing increased attention and screening for other psychiatric conditions.
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- Greta A. Bushnell
- Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health
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- Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos
College of Physicians and Surgeons,Division of Translational Epidemiology at New York State
Psychiatric Institute
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- Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos
College of Physicians and Surgeons,Division of Translational Epidemiology at New York State
Psychiatric Institute,Department of Biostatistics at the Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health
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- Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos
College of Physicians and Surgeons,Division of Translational Epidemiology at New York State
Psychiatric Institute
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- Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health,Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos
College of Physicians and Surgeons,Division of Translational Epidemiology at New York State
Psychiatric Institute
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Charrois J, Côté SM, Paquin S, Séguin JR, Japel C, Vitaro F, Kim-Cohen J, Tremblay RE, Herba CM. Maternal depression in early childhood and child emotional and behavioral outcomes at school age: examining the roles of preschool childcare quality and current maternal depression symptomatology. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2020; 29:637-648. [PMID: 31410578 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01385-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that the association between maternal depression and child outcome can be moderated by children's experience of childcare (e.g., daycare) during early childhood (0-5 years). We also know that maternal depression in the child's early years has long-term associations with child development. However, the moderating role of childcare quality on long-term associations between maternal depression and child outcome has not been thoroughly investigated. This article examined longitudinal associations between probable maternal depression (PMD) during early childhood (0-5 years) and childcare quality on children's emotional and behavioral development at the age of 7-8 years (N = 207). Childcare quality was evaluated through observations within the settings. PMD during early childhood was assessed using complementary information from interviews conducted with the mother and current maternal symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Internalizing and externalizing behaviors were reported by the mother, father and the child at age 7-8 years. Results indicate that when mothers reported clinically relevant depression in early childhood, 7-8-year-old children demonstrate fewer behavioral problems if they attended a higher quality childcare setting. The moderating role of childcare quality remained after considering current maternal depression symptoms. Therefore, it is important to ensure high-quality childcare during early childhood to optimize child development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Justine Charrois
- Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, H3C 3P8, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
| | - Sylvana M Côté
- Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, Centre Hospitalier Perrens, Bordeaux, France
| | - Stéphane Paquin
- Department of Sociology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
| | - Jean R Séguin
- Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
| | - Christa Japel
- Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, H3C 3P8, Canada.,Department of Education and specialized training, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada
| | - Frank Vitaro
- Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psycho-education, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
| | - Julia Kim-Cohen
- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
| | - Richard E Tremblay
- Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.,Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
| | - Catherine M Herba
- Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, H3C 3P8, Canada. .,Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada. .,Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
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