Association of maternal depression with children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Psychiatrikē = Psychiatriki
S Sfelinioti, M Livaditis

Abstract

Family problems are considered to be the main risk factor leading to the development of behavi oural problems during childhood and adolescence as well. A well documented fact in the current literature is that psychopathology of any kind in parents may influence behaviour, personality and appearance of psychopathology in their children. The permanent interaction between children's psychopathology or any kind of developmental disorder on one hand and parental psychopathology on the other, is considered to be one of the most important fields of research during the last decades. The aim of the present study was to review research concerning the relationship between maternal depressive disorder and children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among members of the same family, the influence that each disorder has in the appearance and development of the other, and the way that the mother-child relationship is influenced by both. We conducted an electronic search through PubMed to detect articles concerning the association of maternal depressive disorder and children's ADHD among the members of the same family published in English from January 1980 to December 2015. The choice was strictly limited to articles concerning ...Continue Reading

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Oct 29, 2020·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·Yuan GaoPing Wang
Jan 12, 2021·Development and Psychopathology·Lawrence M ChenUNKNOWN MAVAN Study Team

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