EEG Stability in Infants/Children of Depressed Mothers
Child Psychiatry & Human DevelopmentPublished 1 December 1997
Nancy Aaron Jones, Tiffany Field, Marisabel Davalos, Jeffrey Pickens
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Abstract
The stability of EEG was examined in infants of depressed (BDI > 16) and non-depressed mothers (BDI < 9) from 3 months to 3 years. Of the 32 infants seen at 3 months, 15 were seen again at 3 years of age. Seven of the eight children who had exhibited right frontal EEG asymmetry as infants still showed that EEG asymmetry pattern at the 3 year visit. Children with right frontal EEG asymmetry at 3 years were observed to be more inhibited during an exploratory play task, and children of depressed versus non-depressed mothers were less empathetic during simulated maternal distress.
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