Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy and the Risk of Attention Deficit with or without Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.

Takoua BoukhrisOdile SheehyAnick Bérard

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2017)

This study suggests that AD use during the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy, specifically tricyclics, is an independent risk factor for ADHD in children above and beyond the risk associated with maternal depression/anxiety or ADHD. However, residual confounding by indication severity could not be completely ruled out.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
working memory
preterm birth
autism spectrum disorder
young adults
pregnant women
sleep quality
major depressive disorder
depressive symptoms
birth weight
gestational age
physical activity
bipolar disorder
weight loss