Childhood developmental vulnerabilities associated with early life exposure to infectious and noninfectious diseases and maternal mental illness

ConclusionsPrenatal exposure to infectious or noninfectious diseases appear to influence early childhood physical, social, emotional and cognitive developmental vulnerabilities that may represent intermediate phenotypes for subsequent mental disorders.

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - December 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Melissa J. Green, Maina Kariuki, Kimberlie Dean, Kristin R. Laurens, Stacy Tzoumakis, Felicity Harris, Vaughan J. Carr Tags: Original Article Source Type: research