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posted on 2016-03-10, 15:16 authored by Stephanie L. Prady, Kate E. Pickett, Tim Croudace, Dan Mason, Emily PetherickEmily Petherick, Rosie R.C. McEachan, Simon Gilbody, John WrightObservational studies indicate children whose
mothers have poor mental health are at increased risk of
socio-emotional behavioural difficulties, but it is unknown
whether these outcomes vary by the mothers’ mental health
recognition and treatment status. To examine this question,
we analysed linked longitudinal primary care and
research data from 1078 women enrolled in the Born in
Bradford cohort. A latent class analysis of treatment status
and self-reported distress broadly categorised women
as (a) not having a common mental disorder (CMD) that
persisted through pregnancy and the first 2 years after
delivery (N = 756, 70.1 %), (b) treated for CMD (N = 67,
6.2 %), or (c) untreated (N = 255, 23.7 %). Compared to
children of mothers without CMD, 3-year-old children with
mothers classified as having untreated CMD had higher
standardised factor scores on the Strengths and Difficulties
Questionnaire (d = 0.32), as did children with mothers
classified as having treated CMD (d = 0.27). Results were only slightly attenuated in adjusted analyses. Children of
mothers with CMD may be at risk for socio-emotional and
behavioural difficulties. The development of effective treatments
for CMD needs to be balanced by greater attempts to
identify and treat women.
Funding
This article presents independent research funded by the Medical Research Council, award reference MR/J013501/1, and the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR CLAHRC YH).
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European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryCitation
PRADY, S.L. ... et al, 2015. Maternal psychological distress in primary care and association with child behavioural outcomes at age three. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, DOI:10.1007/s00787-015-0777-2Publisher
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