Antidepressant use before conception more closely linked with autism risk

A review and meta‐analysis encompassing 10 studies has found an association between mothers' use of antidepressants in pregnancy and higher risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in their children, but has concluded that this risk appears more consistent with antidepressant use in the preconception period. This finding, according to authors of the review, suggests that the increased risk for autism might be more closely associated with mothers' psychiatric diagnoses than with antidepressant exposure.
Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research