Relationship between maternal depression as a risk factor for childhood trauma and mood disorders in young adults

Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo)

Luana Porto Barbosa¹  Luciana Quevedo¹  Giovanna Del Grande Da Silva¹  Karen Jansen¹  Pedro Magalhães¹  Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro¹  Ricardo Azevedo Da Silva¹ 

关键词: Mood disorders;    childhood trauma;    maternal depression;    Transtornos de humor;    trauma na infância;    depressão materna;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0101-60830000000014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMaternal depression may be a risk factor for childhood trauma (CT), with resultant offspring development of mood disorders (MD) in adult life. Objective To verify the relationship between maternal depression (as a risk factor for childhood trauma) and mood disorders in young adults. MethodsThe sample was composed of 164 young adults and their mothers. Maternal depression was identified through the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.). Mood Disorders in the young adults were confirmed with the Structured Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID), whereas the CT was evaluated using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). ResultsIn the group of young adults with MD, individuals who had depressed mothers presented higher mean scores of CT in comparison to the ones who did not have mothers with Depression (p < 0.005). Childhood trauma was also associated with lower social classes (p < 0.005). In the group of young adults without MD, the only variable that was associated with CT was the young adult’s (not) current work (p < 0.005). DiscussionMaternal depression was considered to be a risk factor for CT and MD in young adults. Thus, preventing and treating maternal psychiatric disorders may diminish the risk of offspring childhood trauma, and, consequently, avoid negative effects in the offspring’s adult life.

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