1. Underlying illness may explain risk of affective disorders in antidepressant-exposed children
- Author
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Rommel, A., Momen, N.C., and Molenaar, N.M.
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Diseases ,Usage ,Research ,Risk factors ,Comparative analysis ,Tricyclic antidepressants -- Usage -- Research ,Children -- Usage -- Research -- Comparative analysis ,Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Risk factors -- Research ,Medical research -- Comparative analysis -- Usage ,Pervasive developmental disorders -- Research -- Risk factors ,Pregnancy -- Usage -- Research -- Comparative analysis ,Medicine, Experimental -- Comparative analysis -- Usage ,Antidepressants, Tricyclic -- Usage -- Research ,Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Risk factors -- Research - Abstract
A cohort study based on Danish national registers has found an association between exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy and children's risk of developing an affective disorder. A similar risk of [...], * A cohort study examining children's outcomes over an 18-year period compared children of mothers who continued and discontinued antidepressant use during pregnancy. * Risk for an affective disorder was higher for children whose mothers continued to use an antidepressant during pregnancy, with highest risk associated with longer duration of use. * Paternal use of antidepressants was also associated with higher risk of affective disorders in children.
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- 2021