Maternal depression and mental health in early childhood: an examination of underlying mechanisms in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 983-992

  Herba, Catherine M ^a,b   Glover, Vivette ^c   Ramchandani, Paul G ^c   Rondon, Marta B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84994792170     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30148-1     Document Type: Review

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