Depression: It's Not Just in Your Head, It's Also in Your Genes
Category: HEALTHY LIVING
We also need to better detect and treat mothers who suffer from depression. We have strong evidence that untreated depression in moms impairs their attachment to their children and is associated with these children developing behavioral and emotional problems in childhood. If the moms are properly treated not only do they do better, so do their kids.
By Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, ContributorMedical Director, New York State Office of Mental Health, 2014-11-28