Family history of psychiatric disorders as a risk factor for maternal postpartum depression: a systematic review protocol.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common postpartum psychiatric disorder, affecting 11-15% of new mothers, and initiatives towards early identification and treatment are essential due to detrimental consequences. Family history of psychiatric disorders is a risk factor for developing psychiatric episodes outside the postpartum period, but evidence of the association between familial risk and PPD is not clear. Hence, the objective of this systematic review is to summarize the current literature on the association between family history of psychiatric disorders and PPD.

Perceived stress among adolescents as a marker for future mental disorders: A prospective cohort study.

Aim: The mental health problems of adolescents are important in relation to their future health and life course. The aim of this study was to investigate perceived stress in adolescence as a marker for later mental disorders.

Methods: The data consisted of a combination of questionnaire and register data for 11,929 adolescents.

Reading and writing difficulties and self-rated health among Danish adolescents: cross-sectional study from the FOCA cohort.

Background: People struggling with reading and writing difficulties may have poor odds of achieving a good and healthy life. Reading and writing difficulties are independent risk factors for not completing education and unemployment, which are essential in order to obtain a good and healthy life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between reading and writing difficulties and self-rated health among adolescents, and to investigate how mental health mediates the association.