Journal article
Preconception personality disorder and antenatal maternal mental health: A population-based cohort study
C Hudson, E Spry, R Borschmann, D Becker, P Moran, C Olsson, C Coffey, H Romaniuk, JK Bayer, GC Patton
Journal of Affective Disorders | ELSEVIER | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background Prior anxiety and depression have been identified as risk factors for maternal perinatal mental health problems, but other preconception mental disorders have not been prospectively examined. This study investigated prospectively whether women with preconception personality disorder have increased rates of antenatal anxiety and/or depressive symptoms. Methods 244 women in a population cohort were assessed for personality disorder at age 24 using the Standardised Assessment of Personality. Five to twelve years later, women were screened with the Clinical Interview Schedule, Revised Anxiety Subscale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale during the third trimester of 328 pregn..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
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Funding Acknowledgements
Thank you to the project team involved in data collection and management, and to the participants who contributed their time to the study. This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council [APP1008273, APP1063091, APP437015, APP1019887 to G.P., and APP1104644 to R.B.]; Australian Rotary Health; Colonial Foundation; Perpetual Trustees; Financial Markets Foundation for Children (Australia); Royal Children's Hospital Foundation; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Australian Postgraduate Association to E.S.; and the Australian Research Council [DP1311459 to C.O.]. Research at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program.