Significats de maternal psychopathology en anglès

Objective: To investigate whether maternal psychopathology predicts mental health service use and treatment delay in offspring with mental disorders.

The present study examined these associations and additional potential pathways including children's violence exposure and maternal psychopathology among 123 biological mother-child dyads.

Principal findings: Maternal psychopathology predicted offspring mental health service use across various service sectors, except for school services.

Data collection: Maternal psychopathology was assessed with self-report, adolescent mental health service use with the Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents.

Conclusions: Maternal psychopathology fostered mental health service use in offspring with mental disorders, while maternal behavior disorders might also retard treatment.

Maternal psychopathology and pharmacotherapy exposure assessments were completed at 20, 30, and 36 prenatal weeks and 12, 26, and 52 weeks postpartum.