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Maternal depression and the emotional development of the child

Caplan, H. L., Cogill, S. R., Alexandra, Heather, Robson, Kay Mordecai, Katz, R., Kumar, R.·1989·British Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1192/bjp.154.6.818
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Ninety-two women and their first-born children took part in a longitudinal survey of maternal mental health. When the children were four years old, their mothers were interviewed by means of the Behavioural Screening Questionnaire, and the children's problems were rated by a psychiatrist, who was unaware of the mothers' psychiatric histories or of assessments of their current health. As expected, mothers who were concurrently depressed reported significantly more behavioural difficulties in their children. Marital disharmony during pregnancy and a history of paternal psychiatric problems were also associated with later childhood behavioural difficulties. Children who scored below average on the McCarthy scales of cognitive abilities were also reported by their mothers to have more behavioural problems, but the children's behavioural difficulties at four showed no clear links with post-natal depression.

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  • Postpartum depression follows 10% to 15% of all deliveries and more than 60% of patients have onset within first 6 weeks postpartum.

    “Postpartum depression follows 10% to 15% of all deliveries (Caplan et al., 1989) and more than 60% of patients have an onset of symptoms within the first 6 weeks postpartum (Stowe and Nemeroff, 1995).”

    From The human parental brain: In vivo neuroimaging (2011) · cites this paper as Caplan et al., 1989

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Authors
Caplan, H. L., Cogill, S. R., Alexandra, H., Robson, K. M., Katz, R., & Kumar, R.
Affiliations
University College Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Caplan, H. L.
ORCID
Kumar, R.
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Published
1989-06
Volume
154
Issue
6
Pages
818-822
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
DOI
10.1192/bjp.154.6.818
OpenAlex
W2140786961
Cited by
160
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 8
FWCI
8.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 10442 d)
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
maternal depression, children's emotional development, child behavior problems, maternal mental health, cognitive ability, postpartum depression, firstborn children
MeSH terms
Adult, Affective Symptoms, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Maternal Behavior, Mother-Child Relations, Personality Development, Risk Factors, Social Environment

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