PMID- 28188472 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180306 LR - 20220317 IS - 1573-6628 (Electronic) IS - 1092-7875 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 7 DP - 2017 Jul TI - The Effect of Postpartum Depression and Current Mental Health Problems of the Mother on Child Behaviour at Eight Years. PG - 1563-1572 LID - 10.1007/s10995-017-2288-x [doi] AB - Background Maternal postpartum depression (PPD) could affect children's emotional development, increasing later risk of child psychological problems. The aim of our study was to assess the association between child's emotional and behavioural problems and mother's PPD, considering maternal current mental health problems (CMP). Methods This is a secondary analysis from the EU-Childhood Obesity Project (NCT00338689). Women completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at, 2, 3 and 6 months after delivery and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) to assess CMP once the children reached the age of 8 years. EPDS scores > 10 were defined as PPD and GHQ-12 scores > 2 were defined as CMP. The psychological problems of the children at the age of eight were collected by mothers through the Child's Behaviour Checklist (CBCL). Results 473, 474 and 459 mothers filled in GHQ-12 and CBCL tests at 8 years and EPDS at 2, 3 and 6 months, respectively. Anxiety and depression was significantly increased by maternal EPDS. Children whose mothers had both PPD and CMP exhibited the highest levels of psychological problems, followed by those whose mothers who had only CMP and only PPD. PPD and CMP had a significant effect on child's total psychological problems (p = 0.033, p < 0.001, respectively). Children whose mothers had PPD did not differ from children whose mothers did not have any depression. Conclusions Maternal postpartum depression and current mental health problems, separately and synergistically, increase children's psychological problems at 8 years. FAU - Closa-Monasterolo, R AU - Closa-Monasterolo R AD - Paediatrics, Nutrition and Development Research Unit, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/ Sant Llorenc 21, 43201, Reus, Spain. FAU - Gispert-Llaurado, M AU - Gispert-Llaurado M AD - Paediatrics, Nutrition and Development Research Unit, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/ Sant Llorenc 21, 43201, Reus, Spain. FAU - Canals, J AU - Canals J AD - Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. FAU - Luque, V AU - Luque V AD - Paediatrics, Nutrition and Development Research Unit, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/ Sant Llorenc 21, 43201, Reus, Spain. FAU - Zaragoza-Jordana, M AU - Zaragoza-Jordana M AD - Paediatrics, Nutrition and Development Research Unit, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/ Sant Llorenc 21, 43201, Reus, Spain. FAU - Koletzko, B AU - Koletzko B AD - Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwing-maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany. FAU - Grote, V AU - Grote V AD - Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwing-maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany. FAU - Weber, M AU - Weber M AD - Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwing-maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany. FAU - Gruszfeld, D AU - Gruszfeld D AD - Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Szott, K AU - Szott K AD - Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Verduci, E AU - Verduci E AD - University of Milano, Milano, Italy. FAU - ReDionigi, A AU - ReDionigi A AD - University of Milano, Milano, Italy. FAU - Hoyos, J AU - Hoyos J AD - University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium. FAU - Brasselle, G AU - Brasselle G AD - CHC St Vincent, Liege-Rocourt, Liege, Belgium. FAU - Escribano Subias, J AU - Escribano Subias J AD - Paediatrics, Nutrition and Development Research Unit, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/ Sant Llorenc 21, 43201, Reus, Spain. joaquin.escribano@urv.cat. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Matern Child Health J JT - Maternal and child health journal JID - 9715672 SB - IM MH - Anxiety/*complications/psychology MH - Child MH - Child Behavior Disorders/*epidemiology MH - *Child of Impaired Parents MH - Depression MH - Depression, Postpartum/diagnosis/epidemiology/*psychology MH - *Emotions MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Mental Health MH - Mother-Child Relations MH - Mothers/*psychology MH - Pregnancy MH - Problem Behavior MH - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Children behaviour problems OT - Early programming OT - Maternal depression OT - Nutrimenthe OT - Postpartum EDAT- 2017/02/12 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/07 06:00 CRDT- 2017/02/12 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/12 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10995-017-2288-x [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10995-017-2288-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Matern Child Health J. 2017 Jul;21(7):1563-1572. doi: 10.1007/s10995-017-2288-x.