LAUSR.org creates dashboard-style pages of related content for over 1.5 million academic articles. Sign Up to like articles & get recommendations!

Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use in Pregnancy on Emotional Health of Children.

Photo from wikipedia

I read with interest the article by Lupattelli et al., "Effect of Time-Dependent Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressants During Pregnancy on Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Development in Preschool-Aged Children,"1 which describes… Click to show full abstract

I read with interest the article by Lupattelli et al., "Effect of Time-Dependent Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressants During Pregnancy on Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Development in Preschool-Aged Children,"1 which describes the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use in pregnancy on mental health in offspring, in the March issue of the Journal. The investigators found that SSRI use in late pregnancy resulted in greater risk for anxious/depressed behaviors in children by 5 years of age compared with unexposed children.

Keywords: use pregnancy; selective serotonin; serotonin reuptake; reuptake inhibitor

Journal Title: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Year Published: 2018

Link to full text (if available)


Share on Social Media:                               Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!

Related content

More Information              News              Social Media              Video              Recommended



                Click one of the above tabs to view related content.