A new study shows that selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) antidepressant treatment in utero is associated with better performance on a computerized task to measure cognitive skills in 12-year-olds.
For the study, presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 meeting, researchers followed 51 children from 26 weeks of pregnancy to 12 years old.
The researchers assessed mom’s mood during and after pregnancy and the child’s executive functions (EFs) at 12 years of age. EFs...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/05/07/exposure-in-utero-to-ssris-may-impact-cognitive-skills-12-years-later/135134.html
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