Childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in pregnant adolescents in Southern Brazil.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between child maltreatment and depressive symptomatology during gestation in adolescents.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with pregnant adolescents aged 12 to 19 years. Data were collected with the Beck Depression Inventory, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.

The perception of parental bonding in pregnant adolescents and its association with generalized anxiety disorder.

Background: The parental bonding is influenced by two dimensions: care and control or protection over the child of both parents. The lack of care during childhood may make the individual more susceptible to the onset of psychiatric disorders when adult. These psychiatric disorders when present during pregnancy may have a negative impact on the health of pregnant women and children.

Cognitive and language performance in children is associated with maternal social anxiety disorder: A study of young mothers in southern Brazil.

Background: It has been shown that maternal mental health is associated with poorer skills development in the offspring. However, the evidence evaluating the association between social anxiety disorder (SAD) and cognitive or language development, is scarce.

Aim: To evaluate the association between maternal SAD and performance in cognitive and language tests in 30-month old children.

Major depressive disorder during teenage pregnancy: socio-demographic, obstetric and psychosocial correlates.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) during pregnancy in teenage mothers and to assess its association with socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric history and psychosocial variables.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of pregnant teenagers enrolled in the national public health system in the urban area of Pelotas, southern Brazil. MDD was assessed with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, the Abuse Assessment Screen was used to identify physical abuse within the last 12 months and during pregnancy, and social support was assessed with the Medical Outcomes Survey Social Support Scale.