Acute maternal stress in pregnancy and schizophrenia in offspring: A cohort prospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>Schizophrenia has been linked with intrauterine exposure to maternal stress due to bereavement, famine and major disasters. Recent evidence suggests that human vulnerability may be greatest in the first trimester of gestation and rodent experiments sug...

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Main Authors: Fennig S, Perrin MC, Kleinhaus KR, Corcoran C, Malaspina D, Nahon D, Friedlander Y, Harlap S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/71