Laurel M Hicks1, Danielle A Swales1, Sarah E Garcia1, Camille Driver1, Elysia Poggi Davis2,3. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 South Race Street, Denver, CO, 80208, USA. 2. Department of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 South Race Street, Denver, CO, 80208, USA. Elysia.Davis@du.edu. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California Irvine, One University Drive, Orange, CA, 92866, USA. Elysia.Davis@du.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Prenatal maternal psychological distress is an established risk factor for the development of psychopathology in offspring. The purpose of this review is to evaluate whether sex differences in fetal responses to maternal distress contribute to sex differences in subsequent psychopathology. RECENT FINDINGS: Male and female fetuses respond differently to stress signals. We review recent evidence that demonstrates a sex-specific pattern of association between prenatal maternal distress and pathways associated with risk for psychopathology including offspring hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis regulation, brain development, and negative emotionality. Prenatal maternal distress exerts sex-specific consequences on the fetus. These differences may contribute to the well-established sex differences in psychopathology and in particular to greater female vulnerability to develop internalizing problems.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Prenatal maternal psychological distress is an established risk factor for the development of psychopathology in offspring. The purpose of this review is to evaluate whether sex differences in fetal responses to maternal distress contribute to sex differences in subsequent psychopathology. RECENT FINDINGS: Male and female fetuses respond differently to stress signals. We review recent evidence that demonstrates a sex-specific pattern of association between prenatal maternal distress and pathways associated with risk for psychopathology including offspring hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis regulation, brain development, and negative emotionality. Prenatal maternal distress exerts sex-specific consequences on the fetus. These differences may contribute to the well-established sex differences in psychopathology and in particular to greater female vulnerability to develop internalizing problems.
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Depression; Development; Prenatal; Psychopathology; Sex differences; Stress
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