Examination of the role of obesity in the association between childhood trauma and inflammation during pregnancy

Health Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 114-124

  Mitchell, Amanda M ^a   Porter, Kyle ^b   Christian, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; C reactive protein (CRP); Childhood trauma; Interleukin (IL) 6; Pregnancy; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (164-173); PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (78-96);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL NEGLECT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEGLECT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; OBESITY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREGNANCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85030030662     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000559     Document Type: Article

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