The Relation between Parent Depressive Symptoms and Neural Correlates of Attentional Control in Offspring: A Preliminary Study

Offspring of depressed parents are at significantly elevated risk for depressive disorders themselves; however, the specific mechanisms associated with this risk are not well known. Given the well-established link between parental depression and biased attention for negative stimuli in children, this preliminary study sought to examine the neural correlates of directing attention toward and away from emotional faces in children and adolescents in association with parent's current depressive symptoms.
Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research