2024
Implementing and evaluating group interpersonal therapy for postnatal depression in Lebanon and Kenya—individually randomised superiority trial
Fonagy P, Chammay R, Ngunu C, Kumar M, Verdeli L, Allison E, Anani G, Fearon P, Fouad F, Hoare Z, Koyio L, Moore H, Nyandigisi A, Pilling S, Sender H, Skordis J, Evans R, Jaoude G, Madeghe B, Maradian S, O’Donnell C, Simes E, Truscott A, Wambua G, Yator O. Implementing and evaluating group interpersonal therapy for postnatal depression in Lebanon and Kenya—individually randomised superiority trial. Trials 2024, 25: 217. PMID: 38532432, PMCID: PMC10964704, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08039-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal depressionInterpersonal psychotherapyChild developmental outcomesMulti-site randomised controlled trialWomen's mental health needsStandard careEfficacy of interpersonal psychotherapyMaternal postnatal depressionMental health needsMental health concernsMiddle-income countriesRandomised controlled trialsDevelopmental outcomesHigh-income countriesAntenatal servicesChildbearing womenMother-child bondingRandomised superiority trialChildren's developmental progressHealth needsOffspring of womenMaternal depressionCommunity settingsLMIC contextsInterpersonal therapy
2020
The chronicity and timing of prenatal and antenatal maternal depression and anxiety on child outcomes at age 5
Hentges R, Graham S, Fearon P, Tough S, Madigan S. The chronicity and timing of prenatal and antenatal maternal depression and anxiety on child outcomes at age 5. Depression And Anxiety 2020, 37: 576-586. PMID: 32419282, DOI: 10.1002/da.23039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression/anxietyMaternal depressionAge 5Maternal anxietyLarge prospective pregnancy cohortMaternal anxiety/depressionMaternal mental health problemsAntenatal maternal depressionProspective pregnancy cohortMaternal mental healthMother-child pairsClinical screening toolAnxiety/depressionChild outcomesMental health problemsWeeks' gestationPregnancy cohortYear postpartumPostpartum periodNumber of exposuresChild development outcomesDepression symptomsHealth problemsPoor child outcomesScreening tool
2016
Altered engagement of autobiographical memory networks in adult offspring of postnatally depressed mothers
Macdonald B, Murray L, Moutsiana C, Fearon P, Cooper P, Halligan S, Johnstone T. Altered engagement of autobiographical memory networks in adult offspring of postnatally depressed mothers. Biological Psychology 2016, 118: 147-153. PMID: 27208693, PMCID: PMC4962770, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral prefrontal cortexAutobiographical memoryPrefrontal cortexEmotional autobiographical memoriesRight middle frontal gyrusMaternal depressionPleasant autobiographical memoriesAutobiographical memory systemAutobiographical memory networkPosterior brain regionsMiddle temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusRight frontal poleAutobiographical recallAltered engagementRecordings of participantsPositive situationsLateral prefrontalPrefrontal regulationFrontal gyrusGreater activationNeural mechanismsPND mothersTemporal gyrusNegative situations
2015
Postnatal Depression, Mother–Infant Interactions, and Child Development
Murray L, Fearon P, Cooper P. Postnatal Depression, Mother–Infant Interactions, and Child Development. 2015, 139-164. DOI: 10.1002/9781118509722.ch9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMother-child relationshipChild outcomesMaternal depressionSocio-emotional developmentPoor child outcomesMother-infant interactionPostnatal depressionAdverse child outcomesDevelopment of childrenPsychological functioningChildren's problemsChild developmentDepressed mothersDepressionRoutine clinical practiceEvidence-based measuresConsiderable bodyDifficultiesMaternal disordersParentingEffective treatmentClinical practiceNumber of areasFurther evidenceFunctioning
2010
The effects of maternal postnatal depression and child sex on academic performance at age 16 years: a developmental approach
Murray L, Arteche A, Fearon P, Halligan S, Croudace T, Cooper P. The effects of maternal postnatal depression and child sex on academic performance at age 16 years: a developmental approach. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2010, 51: 1150-1159. PMID: 20840504, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02259.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functioningMother-child interactionStructural equation modellingPostnatal depressionChild sexChildren's cognitive functioningMaternal depressionPoor cognitive functioningEarly school yearsNon-depressed mothersCognitive developmentMaternal postnatal depressionPND mothersAcademic outcomesDevelopmental approachMaternal interactionAcademic performanceGCSE performanceEquation modellingControl childrenSchool yearFunctioningEarly interventionExam performanceAge 16 years