Prenatal depression and 5‐HTTLPR interact to predict dysregulation from 3 to 36 months – A differential susceptibility model

BACKGROUND: Childhood dysregulation, which reflects deficits in the capacity to regulate or control one's thoughts, emotions and behaviours, is associated with psychopathology throughout childhood and into adulthood. Exposures to adversity during the prenatal period, including prenatal depression, can influence the development of dysregulation, and a number of candidate genes have been suggested as moderators of prenatal exposure, including …