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Maternal Depressive Symptoms During Childhood and Risky Adolescent Health Behaviors [Pediatrics.AAPPublications.org]

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Five trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms were found: recurrent maternal symptoms, midchildhood exposure to maternal symptoms, adolescent exposure to maternal symptoms, mild maternal symptoms, and low symptoms. Adolescents exposed to maternal depressive symptoms during middle childhood were more likely to use common substances (alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana), engage in violent and nonviolent delinquent behavior, and have an earlier debut ages of cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, and hallucinogen use.

 

 

 

[For more of this story go to http://pediatrics.aappublicati...12/17/peds.2014-0628]

 

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