Only crude associations seen between risk for neurodevelopmental outcomes and exposure to antidepressants
Exposure to Hurricane Sandy in utero linked to increased risk for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/behavioral disorders
Associations attenuated in sibling analysis indicating that the links were not causal
Family Instability,Poverty & Crowded Housing, and Poverty & Parental Separation clusters linked to increased risk
Varying conditions include presence of intellectual disability, genetic testing results, diagnosis timing
Genetic liability to ADHD, schizophrenia linked to pregnancy-related factors thought to be associated with these conditions
Risks for ASD, intellectual disability may be increased with prenatal exposure to topiramate, valproate, certain duotherapies
Commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications taken late in pregnancy seem not to meaningfully increase NDD risk in offspring
Findings also show elevated risk for ADHD with interactions between multiple substances
Authors say tool can be universally used for screening in a community setting