Effects of antenatal stress and anxiety
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 180 (5) , 389-391
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.180.5.389
Abstract
It is increasingly apparent that antenatal maternal mood can have lasting effects on the psychological development of the child. Until recently, behavioural and biological evidence was limited to animal studies but there is growing evidence that a parallel process exists in humans. This editorial reviews findings from the animal research, considers how studies in humans have begun to tackle this issue, and examines what implications these findings have for developmental models of psychopathology.Keywords
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