Maternal eating disorder history and toddlers' neurodevelopmental outcomes: A brief report

作者：Sadeh Sharvit Shiri^*; Levy Shiff Rachel; Lock James D

来源：Eating Disorders, 2016, 24(2): 198-205.

DOI：10.1080/10640266.2015.1064280

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 (18-42months 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.

• 出版日期2016-3-14