scholarly journals Early child psychiatry

2010 ◽  
Vol 197 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Stein
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Parental Grief ◽  
Early Child

Disturbed and disobedient children can cause much distress to their parents, sometimes precipitating maternal depression. In the Book of Proverbs the word ‘fool’ denotes a character corresponding to the modern concept of personality disorder (mainly antisocial). Parental grief or depression associated with having a fool as a child is described in three separate entries:

scholarly journals The duration and timing of maternal depression as a moderator of the relationship between dependent interpersonal stress, contextual risk and early child dysregulation

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1587-1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interpersonal Stress ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Contextual Risk ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundRisk factors that are associated with depression in the mother also negatively affect the child. This research sought to extend current knowledge by examining the duration and timing of maternal depression as a moderator of: (1) the impact of dependent interpersonal stress (DIS), such as partner conflict or low social support, and contextual risk (e.g. poverty) on child dysregulation; and (2) continuity in early child dysregulation.MethodMother–child pairs (n = 12 152) who participated in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) were examined between pregnancy and age 4 years. Data on maternal depression were collected five times between pregnancy and 33 months postpartum; on DIS and contextual risk three times between pregnancy and 33 months; and on child dysregulation at age 2 and 4 years.ResultsLongitudinal latent class analysis identified a class of mothers (10%) who evinced a chronic level of depression between pregnancy and 33 months. For chronic-depressed versus non-depressed mothers, the results indicate that: (1) DIS predicted higher child dysregulation if experienced between pregnancy and age 2; (2) contextual risk had a differential effect on child dysregulation if experienced during pregnancy; and (3) children had higher continuity in dysregulation between age 2 and age 4.ConclusionsAssessing the impact of the timing and duration of maternal depression, and different types of co-occurring risk factors, on child well-being is important. Maternal depression and associated DIS, in comparison to contextual risk, may be more responsive to intervention.

scholarly journals Transactional processes in child disruptive behavior and maternal depression: A longitudinal study from early childhood to adolescence

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather E. Gross ◽  
Daniel S. Shaw ◽  
Rebecca A. Burwell ◽  
Daniel S. Nagin
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Child Psychopathology ◽  
Adolescent Problem Behavior ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Child Problem Behavior ◽  
Child Disruptive Behavior

AbstractAlthough much has been written about the utility of applying Sameroff and Chandler's transactional perspective to the study of child psychopathology, relatively few researchers have used such an approach to trace the emergence of child problem behavior from infancy to adolescence. Using a sample of 289 male toddlers from predominantly low-income families, the current study examined associations between various forms of early child disruptive behavior, subsequent trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms over the course of 8 years, and adolescent problem behavior. Results indicated that early child noncompliance was the most robust predictor of more chronic and elevated trajectories of maternal depression, which in turn discriminated teacher and youth reports of adolescent antisocial behavior but not internalizing symptoms. The findings were consistent with transactional perspectives of developmental psychopathology that have emphasized the dynamic interplay between child and parent characteristics.

The impact of maternal depression and personality disorder on early infant care

2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Conroy ◽  
Maureen N. Marks ◽  
Robin Schacht ◽  
Helen A. Davies ◽  
Paul Moran
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Infant Care ◽  
Early Infant ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Is integrated private-clinic based early child development care effective? A clustered randomised trial in Pakistan

BJGP Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. bjgpopen18X101593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amir Khan ◽  
Syeda Somyyah Owais ◽  
Shazia Maqbool ◽  
Sehrish Ishaq ◽  
Haroon Jehangir Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Counselling Intervention ◽  
Child Age

BackgroundIn Pakistan, high prevalence of delays in early child development (ECD) is associated with poverty and lack of mothers’ caregiving skills. GP clinics, the main sources of care in poor urban localities, lack quality ECD care delivery. A contextualised intervention was developed and tested to enable GPs to deliver clinic-based, tool-assisted ECD counselling of mothers on a quarterly basis.AimTo assess the effectiveness of delivering a contextualised ECD mother-counselling intervention.Design & settingClustered randomised controlled trial, in poor urban localities of Pakistan. Locality clusters were allocated to intervention and control arm using simple randomisation.MethodA total of 2327 mother–child pairs were recruited at 32 GP clinics, one from each cluster-locality; 16 GP clinics per arm. The clinic-based counselling intervention covering child stimulation, nutrition, and maternal mental health was delivered mainly by clinic assistants to mothers at ≤6 weeks, and 3, 6, and 9 months of child age. At 12 months of child age, each mother–child pair was assessed for the primary outcome, that is, delays in the five development domains (determined by Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 [ASQ-3] score); and secondary outcomes, namely the prevalence of stunting and maternal depression (determined by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9] score). The outcome assessors were blinded to the cluster–arm allocation. Outcome analyses were calculated on cluster-level.ResultsAt 12 months, the number of children with delay in two or more development domains was significantly lower in the intervention arm (-0.17 [95% confidence interval {CI} = -0.26 to -0.09]; P<0.001) compared to the control arm. The difference in the prevalence of child stunting and maternal depression were also significant at -0.21% (95% CI = -0.30 to -0.13; P<0.001) and -0.23% (95% CI = -0.29 to -0.18; P = 0.000) respectively.ConclusionContextualised ECD care, when delivered at GP clinics in poor urban localities, can effectively reduce the developmental delays during the first 12 months of the child's life.

Relevance of platelet serotonin and plasma tryptophan concentration in normal pregnant women and newborns to early child psychiatry

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Flachaire ◽  
Nathalie Eynard ◽  
Martine Broyer ◽  
Anne Berthier ◽  
Claude Quincy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Plasma Tryptophan ◽  
Platelet Serotonin ◽  
Tryptophan Concentration
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