Cognitive and language performance in children is associated with maternal social anxiety disorder: A study of young mothers in southern Brazil

It has been shown that maternal mental health is associated with poorer skills development in the offspring. However, the evidence evaluating the association between social anxiety disorder (SAD) and cognitive or language development, is scarce.

Source: Early Human Development - November 6, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rochele Dias Castelli, Luciana de Ávila Quevedo, Fábio Monteiro da Cunha Coelho, Mariane Acosta Lopez, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Denise Müller Böhm, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza, Mariana Bonati de Matos, Karen Amaral Tavares Pinheiro, Ricardo Tavares Source Type: research