Re: Mother’s Depression a Risk Factor in Childhood Asthma Sym...

[Guest guest]

It is interesting how " science papers " such as this always seem to be

promoted as " newswise " . I have seen it written several times now that people

of African decent and Hispanic decent are more likely to have asthma. I

question the validity of this concept as I am not aware that people in the

Carribean, Mexico, Spain, South America, Africa, etc. are known to have asthma

at rates as high as the US, yet these countries have greater populations

that are of African or Spanish ancestry.

So the question would be, do blacks and Hispanics in the US have a high

rate of asthma than other blacks and hispanics living in other countries and

if so, what would cause them to differ from people of similar ancestry

living in other countries?

Seems to me that it would be the standard of living, economics, diet and

living environment that would cause a difference in susceptibility among

people of similar ancestries.

In other words, I think there is a possibility that not only is this paper

discriminatory against mothers of sick children living in less than

desirable environments, it is ethnically descrimanatory with a bias against the

poor, too.

Where did they find these depressed mothers whose children have high rates

of asthma because of their mothers' mental problems? In the 9th Ward of

New Orleans?

I picture some big old fat guy in his early 60's cranking out this garbage

to help sell more pharmaceuticals and then serving as an expert witness

saying the mother is psycho...not the slumlord who left the building in

disrepair and caused the children's asthma which caused the mother's depression

along with her own exposure to the mess.

For some reason, that seems more plausible to me.

_http://www.blip.tv/file/2830582/_ (http://www.blip.tv/file/2830582/)

Sharon

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In a message dated 11/21/2009 6:08:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

snk1955@... writes:

Newswise — Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their

children, according to research from s Hopkins Children’s Center

published

online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Analyzing data from interviews with 262 mothers of African-American

children with asthma — a population disproportionately affected by this

inflammatory airway disorder — the Hopkins investigators found that

children whose

mothers had more depressive symptoms had more frequent asthma symptoms

during the six-months of the study. Conversely, children whose mothers

reported

fewer depressive symptoms had less frequent asthma symptoms.

Researchers tracked ups and downs in maternal depression as related to the

frequency of asthma symptoms among children.

“Even though our research was not set up to measure just how much a mom’s

depression increased the frequency of her child’s [asthma] symptoms, a

clear pattern emerged in which the latter followed the earlier,†says

senior

investigator Riekert, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist and

co-director of the s Hopkins Adherence Research Center.

[Guest guest]

I agree. 

It is well known that many may live in places such as public housing infested

with roaches, rats, mold and many other deplorable living conditions that can

cause illness.    Intentionally ommiting these circumstances and seperating

them from their ailments is like a slap in the face to them.   

 

  

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: " snk1955@... " <snk1955@...>

Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 10:41:51 PM

Subject: Re: [] Mother’s Depression a Risk Factor in Childhood

Asthma Sym...

 

It is interesting how " science papers " such as this always seem to be

promoted as " newswise " . I have seen it written several times now that people

of African decent and Hispanic decent are more likely to have asthma. I

[Guest guest]

This is probably a means to trying to medicate expectant mothers with

anti-depressants, who may in reality be dealing with anything from natural

hormonal changes, to problems environmental, medical and/or emotional that could

be the root cause.

It is interesting how " science papers " such as this always seem to be

promoted as " newswise " . ...

Newswise — Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their

children, a...