Author Interviews, Depression, Dermatology, Pediatrics / 21.01.2020
Post-Partum Depression Linked to Atopic Dermatitis – Eczema – in Children
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
[caption id="attachment_24142" align="alignleft" width="128"] Dr. Jonathan Silverberg[/caption]
Dr. Jonathan L. Silverberg MD PhD MPH
Director of Clinical Research and Contact Dermatitis
Associate Professor of Dermatology
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: We previously found that children from single parent families, and unsafe or unsupportive neighborhoods are more likely to have atopic dermatitis. Parents in these settings may experience greater psychosocial distress and higher rates of depression in the post-partum period and beyond.
As such, we sought to understand the relationship of maternal depression with atopic dermatitis in their children.
Dr. Jonathan Silverberg[/caption]
Dr. Jonathan L. Silverberg MD PhD MPH
Director of Clinical Research and Contact Dermatitis
Associate Professor of Dermatology
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: We previously found that children from single parent families, and unsafe or unsupportive neighborhoods are more likely to have atopic dermatitis. Parents in these settings may experience greater psychosocial distress and higher rates of depression in the post-partum period and beyond.
As such, we sought to understand the relationship of maternal depression with atopic dermatitis in their children.