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Maternal depression and anxiety linked to chronic disabling fatigue at age 13
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30019
Subject(s) - chronic fatigue syndrome , anxiety , depression (economics) , encephalomyelitis , chronic fatigue , attendance , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , multiple sclerosis , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
Chronic disabling fatigue, known as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), can prevent school attendance and other activities, including hobbies and sports. Researchers looked at the effect of maternal and paternal factors and found that when the mother had anxiety or depression when the child was under age 6, there was an increased likelihood of developing chronic disabling fatigue by age 13. In general, the prevalence rate for CFS/ME is .1% to 2.4%.