Developmental outcomes of children exposed to antidepressants in pregnancy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-399

  Galbally, Megan ^a   Lewis, Andrew J ^b   Buist, Anne ^c  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; child development; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; MOTOR SKILLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 79955085885     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.549995     Document Type: Article

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