2023
Maternal prenatal depression is associated with dysregulation over the first five years of life moderated by child polygenic risk for comorbid psychiatric problems
Babineau V, Jolicoeur‐Martineau A, Szekely E, Green C, Sassi R, Gaudreau H, Levitan R, Lydon J, Steiner M, O'Donnell K, Kennedy J, Burack J, Wazana A. Maternal prenatal depression is associated with dysregulation over the first five years of life moderated by child polygenic risk for comorbid psychiatric problems. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 65: e22395. PMID: 37338256, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal prenatal depressionPolygenic risk scoresPrenatal depressionPsychiatric problemsChild psychiatric problemsComorbid psychiatric problemsChildhood psychiatric problemsMajor depressive disorderHigher dysregulationYears of lifeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderWeeks' gestationPsychiatric comorbidityPrenatal cohortDepressive disorderPostnatal depressionRisk scorePrenatal stressDepression symptomsMaternal educationGreater riskHyperactivity disorderDysregulationPolygenic risk
2020
Maternal antenatal depression and child mental health: Moderation by genomic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Chen LM, Tollenaar MS, Dass S, Bouvette-Turcot AA, Pokhvisneva I, Gaudreau H, Parent C, Diorio J, McEwen LM, MacIsaac JL, Kobor MS, Beijers R, de Weerth C, Silveira PP, Karama S, Meaney MJ, O'Donnell KJ. Maternal antenatal depression and child mental health: Moderation by genomic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Development And Psychopathology 2020, 32: 1810-1821. PMID: 33427178, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420001418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal antenatal depressionAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAntenatal depressionChild mental healthPolygenic risk scoresMental healthHyperactivity disorderChild mental health symptomsMental health symptomsConsiderable inter-individual variationConventional polygenic risk scoresMaternal depressionRisk scoreHealth symptomsReplication cohortSynaptic functionGenomic riskChild genetic variationInter-individual variationNeuronal developmentSimilar findingsDepressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDevelopmental originsBehavioral problems