Development of Attentional Biases for Affective Cues in Infants of Mothers With Depression

Summary

The goal of this study is to examine attentional biases for facial displays of emotion as a mechanism of risk in infants of mothers with postpartum major depression, and the potential role of infant arousal in the development of these attentional biases.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* The high-risk group (n = 150) will consist of women with at least one episode of MDD since their baby's birth.
* To qualify for the low-risk group (n = 75), women cannot have a history of any depressive disorder or any current psychiatric diagnoses.
* Infants will be required to be singleton children born full-term (\> 37 weeks) and normal weight (\> 2,500 grams) with no birth complications or health problems to avoid medical complications contributing to infants' attention, reactivity, and regulation measures.
* The two groups will be matched on demographic factors (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, income).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Additional exclusion criteria are diagnoses of alcohol or substance use disorders currently or at any point during pregnancy, or lifetime history of bipolar or psychotic disorders.

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