Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the offspring following prenatal maternal bereavement: A nationwide follow-up study in Denmark

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 747-753

  Li, Jiong ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^a,b   Vestergaard, Mogens ^a   Obel, Carsten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Bereavement; Child psychiatry; Fetal programming; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEREAVEMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEREAVEMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952118139     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0113-9     Document Type: Article

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