Effects of maternal childhood trauma on child emotional health: maternal mental health and frontoamygdala pathways.
Jessica P UyAi Peng TanBirit B F P BroeckmanPeter D GluckmanYap Seng ChongHelen ChenMarielle V FortierMichael J MeaneyBridget L CallaghanPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)
Findings from the current study provide support for the existence of intergenerational influences of parental exposure to childhood trauma on childhood risk for psychopathology in the next generation and point to the importance of maternal factors proximal to the second generation (maternal prenatal and postnatal mental health) in determining the intergenerational impact of maternal early experiences.