Postnatal Depression Linked To Depression In Offspring Until Age 16

Fortunately, postnatal depression often resolves itself in the weeks following childbirth. But for mothers with more profound or prolonged postnatal depression the risk of subsequent development of depression in their children is strong. A recent study by Lynne Murray and colleagues published in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP …

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Postnatal Depression Linked To Depression In Offspring Until Age 16

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