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Studies: Antidepressant exposure in pregnancy not associated with autism spectrum disorder
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30248
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , antidepressant , pregnancy , medicine , serotonergic , psychiatry , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , autism , clinical psychology , serotonin , anxiety , biology , genetics , receptor
Two studies published in the April 18 issue of JAMA found no association between maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and adverse outcomes in children that include autism spectrum disorder and attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). One of the studies analyzed the effects of first‐trimester antidepressant use and looked at a number of child health outcomes, while the other examined serotonergic antidepressant exposure throughout pregnancy and analyzed results for autism spectrum disorder only.