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Antidepressant use during pregnancy and ADHD risk in children: current knowledge
Author(s) -
Boukhris T
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.15118
Subject(s) - pregnancy , confounding , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , impulsivity , antidepressant , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , anxiety , biology , genetics
Antidepressants (ADs) are among the most frequently used medications in pregnancy. ADs can cross the placental barrier (Rampono et al. Pharmacopsychiatry 2009;42(3):95-100, Loughhead et al. Biol Psychiatry 2006;59(3):287-90), resulting in a dysfunction of the serotonergic and norepinephrine systems, which could cause inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity behaviors as exhibited in ADHD. Several epidemiological studies have investigated the potential link between AD exposure during pregnancy and the risk of attention deficit disorder with/without hyperactivity (ADHD) in children. However, findings have been conflicting. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.