Fetal origins of mental health: Evidence and mechanisms

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 905-916

  Schlotz, Wolff ^a   Phillips, David I W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Birth weight; Cognitive function; Distress; Fetal growth; Fetal origins; Fetal programming; Mood disorders; Schizophrenia; Stress reactivity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFECTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPERAMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 70349157245     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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