Doomed for Disorder? High Incidence of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Offspring of Depressed and Anxious Patients

Havinga, Petra; Boschloo, Lynn; Bloemen, A. J. P.; Nauta, Maaike; Vries, Sybolt O. de; Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.; Schoevers, Robert A.; Hartman, Catharina A.

doi:10.4088/jcp.15m09936

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“…Further inquiry into mechanisms that support children's adaptive regulation within at-risk samples and during significant points in development is warranted (Raver, 2004). In particular, research demonstrates that father involvement may buffer negative effects of risk, including poverty and maternal depression, on children's outcomes (Goodman, Lusby, Thompson, Newport, & Stowe, 2014;Havinga et al, 2017;Mezulis, Hyde, & Clark, 2004). Research also demonstrates significant negative associations between paternal depression and child development (Gentile & Fusco, 2017;Kane & Garber, 2004).…”

Section: Emotion Regulationmentioning

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Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Richardson

Bocknek

McGoron

et al. 2019

Developmental Psychobiology

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Caregivers play an integral role in promoting children's emotion regulation, while children's individual physiology affects how they respond to the caregiving environment. Relatively little is known about how fathering influences toddler emotion regulation, particularly within African American and low‐income communities, where risk related to the development of emotion regulation is higher. This study investigated relations among fathering, toddler parasympathetic regulation, and toddler emotion regulation in a sample of 92 families. Fathering was assessed during two interactions: engagement following a stressor during a triadic task and a dyadic play task. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (resting and reactivity) was obtained as an index of toddler parasympathetic arousal. Findings demonstrated an association between fathers’ engagement poststressor and toddler emotion regulation. Toddler RSA moderated this association: toddlers with elevated levels of resting RSA benefitted from parenting engagement following a stressor. Fathering during play did not relate to toddler emotion regulation. The importance of fathering and physiologic contexts in early regulatory development is discussed.

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Section: Emotion Regulationmentioning

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Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Richardson

Bocknek

McGoron

et al. 2019

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…The effect of PPND on early childhood has been evaluated by researches with longitudinal data from around the world showing emotional and behavioral problems [22], lower social and psychological well-being [23], and internalizing behavior problems [24] in children aged three to 12 years. Furthermore, it has been shown that the risk for offspring mood or anxiety disorders did not differ according to whether the affected parent was the mother or the father, and that children where at significantly greater risk when both parents were depressed [25]. Thus, when considering the consequences that paternal depressive symptoms have on both fathers' and mothers' well-being, as well as on the development children, the accurate and early assessment of PPND is mandatory, although it must be taken into account that, due to the potential stigma related to paternal depression, there is a tendency to postpone the search for help in the affected fathers [20].…”

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When Fathers Begin to Falter: A Comprehensive Review on Paternal Perinatal Depression

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Celebre

Mento

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C.M.); zoccali@unime.it (R.A.Z.); mmuscatello@unime.it (M.R.A.M.)Abstract: The transition to parenthood is considered to be a major life transition that can increase the vulnerability to parental depressive disorders, including paternal perinatal depression (PPND).Although it is known that many fathers experience anxiety and depression during the perinatal period, PPND is a recent diagnostic entity and there are not enough published studies on it. Accordingly, its prevalence and epidemiology are still not well defined, although the majority of studies agree that PPND is less frequent than maternal perinatal depression and postpartum depression. Nevertheless, PPND is different from maternal perinatal mental health disorders, usually, fathers have less severe symptoms, and mood alterations are often in comorbidity with other affective disorders. Despite the absence of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and the fluctuation of prevalence rates, clinical symptoms have been defined. The main symptoms are mood alterations and anxiety, followed by behavioral disturbances and concerns about the progress of pregnancy and the child's health. Moreover, PPND negatively impacts on family functioning, on couples' relationships, and on family members' well-being. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the current understandings on PPND and the potential screening, prevention, and treatment options.

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“…Exposure to war and violence not only has major consequences for society at large but also has detrimental impact on people's individual lives. Besides trauma-related psychopathology of those exposed, violence and war may also have intergenerational consequences (Betancourt, 2015;Danieli, 1998;Havinga et al, 2017). The term 'transmission' of trauma has been used to describe these consequences, defined as thoughts, feelings, and behaviours generated from the survivors' experiences and transmitted to their offspring (Fonagy, 1999;Kretchmar & Jacobovitz, 2002;Munroe et al, 1995).…”

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Intergenerational consequences of the Holocaust on offspring mental health: a systematic review of associated factors and mechanisms

Dashorst

Mooren

Kleber

et al. 2019

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Exposure to war and violence has major consequences for society at large, detrimental impact on people’s individual lives, and may also have intergenerational consequences. To gain more insight into these intergenerational consequences, research addressing the impact of the Holocaust on offspring is an important source of information. The aim of the current study was to systematically review the mechanisms of intergenerational consequences by summarizing characteristics in Holocaust survivors and their offspring suggested to impact the offspring’s mental health. We focused on: 1) parental mental health problems, 2) (perceived) parenting and attachment quality, 3) family structure, especially parental Holocaust history, 4) additional stress and life events, and 5) psychophysiological processes of transmission. We identified 23 eligible studies published between 2000 and 2018. Only Holocaust survivor studies met the inclusion criteria. Various parent and child characteristics and their interaction were found to contribute to the development of psychological symptoms and biological and epigenetic variations. Parental mental health problems, perceived parenting, attachment quality, and parental gender appeared to be influential for the mental well-being of their offspring. In addition, having two survivor parents resulted in higher mental health problems compared to having one survivor parent. Also, there was evidence suggesting that Holocaust survivor offspring show a heightened vulnerability for stress, although this was only evident in the face of actual danger. Finally, the results also indicate intergenerational effects on offspring cortisol levels. Clinical and treatment implications are discussed.

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Doomed for Disorder? High Incidence of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Offspring of Depressed and Anxious Patients

Cited by 57 publications

References 55 publications

Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

Fathering across contexts: The moderating role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in predicting toddler emotion regulation

When Fathers Begin to Falter: A Comprehensive Review on Paternal Perinatal Depression

Intergenerational consequences of the Holocaust on offspring mental health: a systematic review of associated factors and mechanisms

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