Paternal psychiatric disorders and children's psychosocial development

Ramchandani, Paul; Psychogiou, Lamprini

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“…Mothers' mental health was measured by SCL-5 (mean = 1.23, SD = 0.33, range [1][2][3][4]. Of the N = 31 655 mothers, n = 8 (0.03%) had missing information on the SCL-5.…”

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Paternal Mental Health and Socioemotional and Behavioral Development in Their Children

Kvalevaag

Ramchandani²,

Hove

et al. 2013

Pediatrics

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Paternal mental disorders during the postnatal period are associated with an increased risk for behavioral and emotional problems in their children; however, less is known about the effect of fathers' mental health during pregnancy on children' s development. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:The study demonstrated a positive association between fathers' prenatal mental health and their children' s subsequent socioemotional and behavioral development. Psychological distress in fathers was associated with a risk for emotional difficulties in their children at 36 months of age. abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between symptoms of psychological distress in expectant fathers and socioemotional and behavioral outcomes in their children at age 36 months. METHODS:The current study is based on data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study on 31 663 children. Information about fathers' mental health was obtained by self-report (Hopkins Symptom Checklist) in week 17 or 18 of gestation. Information about mothers' pre-and postnatal mental health and children' s socioemotional and behavioral development at 36 months of age was obtained from parent-report questionnaires. Linear multiple regression and logistic regression models were performed while controlling for demographics, lifestyle variables, and mothers' mental health.RESULTS: Three percent of the fathers had high levels of psychological distress. Using linear regression models, we found a small positive association between fathers' psychological distress and children' s behavioral difficulties, B = 0.19 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.15-0.23); emotional difficulties, B = 0.22 (95% CI = 0.18-0.26); and social functioning, B = 0.12 (95% CI = 0.07-0.16). The associations did not change when adjusted for relevant confounders. Children whose fathers had high levels of psychological distress had higher levels of emotional and behavioral problems.CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that some risk of future child emotional, behavioral, and social problems can be identified during pregnancy. The findings are of importance for clinicians and policy makers in their planning of health care in the perinatal period because this represents a significant opportunity for preventive intervention. Ms Kvalevaag has made a substantial contribution to concept and design of the study and to the analysis and interpretation of data. She is the first author of the manuscript and thus has drafted it and has been responsible for coordinating the communication between coauthors in all stages of the work. Dr Ramchandani made a substantial contribution to the development of research questions and hypotheses and made suggestions for analyses to be performed. He thoroughly revised the manuscript several times and approved of the final version of the manuscript. Dr Hove contributed to the concept and design of the study, development of research questions and hypotheses, and interpretation of results. He critically revised the manuscript, including the final versi...

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“…Mothers' mental health was measured by SCL-5 (mean = 1.23, SD = 0.33, range [1][2][3][4]. Of the N = 31 655 mothers, n = 8 (0.03%) had missing information on the SCL-5.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1,2 However, studies of the predictive value of psychiatric disorders in fathers for the early psychosocial and behavioral development of their children are still scarce 3 . Depression in expectant fathers may affect the mental health of their pregnant partners and thereby have indirect negative effects on neonatal outcomes.…”

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Paternal Mental Health and Socioemotional and Behavioral Development in Their Children

Kvalevaag

Ramchandani²,

Hove

et al. 2013

Pediatrics

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“…Children of mentally ill parents represent a high-risk population for the development of psychiatric disorders (Ramchandani & Psychogiou, 2009). The majority of studies examined the mental health status of children with a parent suffering from depression.…”

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Psychopathology and Quality of Life in Children of Mentally Ill Parents

Wiegand-Grefe¹,

Halverscheid²,

Petermann³

et al. 2012

Mental Illnesses - Evaluation, Treatments and Implications

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“…Missing data were prorated according to SDQ instructions. 21 The SDQ scores were dichotomized at the upper 10% based on psychometric testing, 22 ALSPAC, 23,24 and other UK cohort studies. 25 Covariate Assessment…”

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Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population-Based Cohort: Behavioral Outcomes at 4 and 7 Years

2012

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with neurobehavioral morbidity in children. Prior related research has generally been cross-sectional or short (ie, 1-2 years) follow-up studies of a single symptom (ie, snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, mouth breathing), with limited control for confounders.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Sleep-disordered breathing was assessed as a trajectory of combined symptoms from 6 months to 69 months, in more than 11 000 children. Sleep-disordered breathing was associated with 40% and 60% more behavioral difficulties at 4 and 7 years, respectively. abstract OBJECTIVES: Examine statistical effects of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) symptom trajectories from 6 months to 7 years on subsequent behavior. METHODS:Parents in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children reported on children' s snoring, mouth breathing, and witnessed apnea at $2 surveys at 6, 18, 30, 42, 57, and 69 months, and completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at 4 (n = 9140) and 7 (n = 8098) years. Cluster analysis produced 5 "Early" (6-42 months) and "Later" (6-69 months) symptom trajectories ("clusters"). Adverse behavioral outcomes were defined by top 10th percentiles on Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire total and subscales, at 4 and 7 years, in multivariable logistic regression models. RESULTS:The SDB clusters predicted 20% to 100% increased odds of problematic behavior, controlling for 15 potential confounders. Early trajectories predicted problematic behavior at 7 years equally well as at 4 years. In Later trajectories, the "Worst Case" cluster, with peak symptoms at 30 months that abated thereafter, nonetheless at 7 years predicted hyperactivity (1.85 [1.30-2.63]), and conduct (1.60 [1.18-2.16]) and peer difficulties (1.37 [1.04-1.80]), whereas a "Later Symptom" cluster predicted emotional difficulties (1.65 [1.21-2.07]) and hyperactivity (1.88 [1.42-2.49]) . The 2 clusters with peak symptoms before 18 months that resolve thereafter still predicted 40% to 50% increased odds of behavior problems at 7 years. CONCLUSIONS:In this large, population-based, longitudinal study, early-life SDB symptoms had strong, persistent statistical effects on subsequent behavior in childhood. Findings suggest that SDB symptoms may require attention as early as the first year of life. Pediatrics 2012;129:e857-e865

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Paternal psychiatric disorders and children's psychosocial development

Cited by 303 publications

References 94 publications

Paternal Mental Health and Socioemotional and Behavioral Development in Their Children

Paternal Mental Health and Socioemotional and Behavioral Development in Their Children

Psychopathology and Quality of Life in Children of Mentally Ill Parents

Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population-Based Cohort: Behavioral Outcomes at 4 and 7 Years

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