The effects of pre- and postnatal depression in fathers: A natural experiment comparing the effects of exposure to depression on offspring

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1069-1078

  Ramchandani, Paul G ^a,e   O'Connor, Thomas G ^b   Evans, Jonathan ^c   Heron, Jon ^c   Murray, Lynne ^d   Stein, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Child behavioural problems; Depression; Fathers; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK;

EID: 53849138782     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02000.x     Document Type: Article

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