Transforming Infant Wellbeing

Research, Policy and Practice for the First 1001 Critical Days

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ID19927807
AuthorsSusan Pawlby (0000-0001-9109-3457), Dominic Plant, Carmine M id_orcid Pariante
EditorsPenelope Leach
Year2017
Pages284
Publication date2017-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueTransforming Infant Wellbeing (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315452890
OpenAlexW2898323582
Open LibraryOL53986192M
ISBN9781315452890
LanguageEN
Citations received5

Child maltreatment constitutes a major public health issue. It is defined as acts of commission or omission towards children that cause significant harm or the potential or threat of harm to children's development and health. The most widely acknowledged forms of child maltreatment include: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, and neglect. An established link between child maltreatment and adult mental health problems has been documented in the literature. Study findings have indicated that child maltreatment is associated with adult occurrence of major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder and suicide attempts. Evidence shows that maternal affective disorders in pregnancy are associated with offspring vulnerability to adverse childhood experiences. The prospective, longitudinal nature of the South London Child Development Study (SLCDS) has allowed us to examine the pathways from exposure to maternal depression in pregnancy to offspring depression in young adulthood

Depression (economics) · Developmental psychology · Infant mental health · Intervention (counseling) · Mental health · Perinatal period · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Care · Development · Infants · Infants, care and hygiene · Maternal and infant welfare

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