Healio (4/12, Gramigna) reports, “Adolescents whose mothers had anxiety or depressive symptoms were at increased risk for conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms at age 17 years,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from a birth cohort study conducted in Western Australia and” using “the DSM-oriented scales of the Child Behavior Checklist to assess participants’ conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms.” The findings were published online ahead of print in the June issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Related Links:
— “Maternal anxiety, depression may increase offspring risk for behavioral disorders “Joe Gramigna, Healio, April 12, 2021