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Maternal depression during pregnancy and offspring depression in adulthood: Role of child maltreatment
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BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that maternal depression during pregnancy predicts offspring depression in adolescence. Child maltreatment is also a risk factor for depression. AIMS: To investigate (a) whether there is an association between offspring exposure to maternal depression in pregnancy and depression in early adulthood, and (b) whether offspring child maltreatment mediates this association. METHOD: Prospectively collected data on maternal clinical depression in pregnancy, offspring child maltreatment and offspring adulthood (18-25 years) DSM-IV depression were analysed in 103 mother-offspring dyads of the South London Child Development Study. RESULTS: Adult offspring exposed to maternal depression in pregnancy were 3.4 times more likely to have a DSM-IV depressive disorder, and 2.4 times more likely to have experienced child maltreatment, compared with non-exposed offspring. Path analysis revealed that offspring experience of child maltreatment mediated the association between exposure to maternal depression in pregnancy and depression in adulthood. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal depression in pregnancy is a key vulnerability factor for offspring depression in early adulthood.
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- Authors
- Plant, D. T., Pariante, C. M., Sharp, D., & Pawlby, S.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Plant, Dominic T.
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 207
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 213-220
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- PMC
- PMC4555443
- OpenAlex
- W1857560301
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 16.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Psychiatry Research Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- King's College London
- Cardiff University
- Medical Research Council (MR/J002739/1)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- maternal depression, pregnancy, offspring depression, early adulthood, child abuse, mediation, intergenerational transmission, vulnerability factors
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Prospective Studies, Depression, Postpartum, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Young Adult
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