title: Children's depressive symptoms in relation to EEG frontal asymmetry and maternal depression.
abstract: This study examined the relations of school-age children's depressive symptoms, frontal EEG asymmetry, and maternal history of childhood-onset depression (COD). Participants were 73 children, 43 of whom had mothers with COD. Children's EEG was recorded at baseline and while watching happy and sad film clips. Depressive symptoms were measured using parent-report of Children's Depression Inventory. The key findings are the interaction effects between baseline and film frontal EEG asymmetry on child depressive symptoms. Specifically, relative right frontal EEG asymmetry while watching happy or sad film clip was associated with elevated depressive symptoms for children who also exhibited right frontal EEG asymmetry at baseline. Results suggest that right frontal EEG asymmetry that is consistent across situations may be an marker of depression-prone children.
authors: Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. xfeng@ehe.osu.edu
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Feng
authors: Erika E
authors: EE
authors: Forbes
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Kovacs
authors: Charles J
authors: CJ
authors: George
authors: Nestor L
authors: NL
authors: Lopez-Duran
authors: Nathan A
authors: NA
authors: Fox
authors: Jeffrey F
authors: JF
authors: Cohn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*