TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal eating disorder history and toddlers’ neurodevelopmental outcomes
T2 - A brief report
AU - Sadeh-Sharvit, Shiri
AU - Levy-Shiff, Rachel
AU - Lock, James D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/3/14
Y1 - 2016/3/14
N2 - This study explored the neurodevelopmental outcomes of toddlers whose mothers have eating disorder histories and the contribution of maternal eating and comorbid psychopathology to the children’s cognitive functioning. Twenty-nine mothers with prenatal eating disorders and their toddlers (18–42 months old) were compared to a case-control matched group of mothers with no eating psychopathology and their toddlers. Measures included current maternal eating and co-occurring psychopathology, and a developmental assessment of each child. The children of mothers with eating disorders showed delayed mental and psychomotor development. Severity of maternal eating disorder symptoms emerged as a significant predictor of child development, but other maternal psychopathology did not. Findings suggest that maternal eating disorder history may play a unique role in the development of neurodevelopmental functions in their children.
AB - This study explored the neurodevelopmental outcomes of toddlers whose mothers have eating disorder histories and the contribution of maternal eating and comorbid psychopathology to the children’s cognitive functioning. Twenty-nine mothers with prenatal eating disorders and their toddlers (18–42 months old) were compared to a case-control matched group of mothers with no eating psychopathology and their toddlers. Measures included current maternal eating and co-occurring psychopathology, and a developmental assessment of each child. The children of mothers with eating disorders showed delayed mental and psychomotor development. Severity of maternal eating disorder symptoms emerged as a significant predictor of child development, but other maternal psychopathology did not. Findings suggest that maternal eating disorder history may play a unique role in the development of neurodevelopmental functions in their children.
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U2 - 10.1080/10640266.2015.1064280
DO - 10.1080/10640266.2015.1064280
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C2 - 26212212
SN - 1064-0266
VL - 24
SP - 198
EP - 205
JO - Eating Disorders
JF - Eating Disorders
IS - 2
ER -