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Schizophrenia in the offspring of antenatally depressed mothers in the northern Finland 1966 birth cohort: relationship to family history of psychosis.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 2010
Mäki Pirjo, Riekki Tiina, Miettunen Jouko, Isohanni Matti, Jones Peter B, Murray Graham K, Veijola Juha
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Maternal depression is relatively common during pregnancy. The authors examined whether maternal antenatal depressed mood increased the risk of schizophrenia and other psychoses among offspring with and without a familial history of psychosis. METHOD: In the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohort, mothers of 12,058 children were asked at mid-gestation at the antenatal clinic if they felt depressed. The...
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