Adhd-diagnosernas ökning?
Jag tror att en del av ökningen beror på den ökade stressen i samhället, som påverkar de gravida mödrarna negativt på olika sätt och som påverkar barnen negativt. Detta sker genom epigenetik, dvs att generna påverkas av stressen som barnet upplever under graviditeten, dvs moderns stress överförs på barnet och påverkar generna under graviditeten. Det finns idag mycket forskning och flera studier som visar detta, jag har skickat med några länkar för dem som vill veta mer.
Accumulating evidence suggests that psychological distress during pregnancy is linked to offspring risk for externalizing outcomes (e.g., reactive/aggressive behaviors, hyperactivity, and impulsivity). Prenatal Stress and Externalizing Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (apa.org)
Key findings reveal that prenatal stress can lead to a wide range of adverse outcomes in offspring, including neurodevelopmental disorders, emotional dysregulation, cognitive deficits, mood disorders, and an increased risk of psychopathological conditions. These effects' mechanisms involve epigenetic modifications, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation, neurodevelopmental alterations, inflammatory processes, and changes in brain structure and function.
Effects of Prenatal Stress on Behavior, Cognition, and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Review - PMC (nih.gov)
Frontiers | Prenatal maternal stress and offspring aggressive behavior: Intergenerational and transgenerational inheritance (frontiersin.org)
Frontiers | Does Prenatal Stress Shape Postnatal Resilience? ? An Epigenome-Wide Study on Violence and Mental Health in Humans (frontiersin.org)
Prenatal stress-associated epigenetic changes have also been linked to child health including internalizing problems, neurobehavioral outcomes and stress reactivity. (PDF) Epigenetics of prenatal stress in humans: the current research landscape (researchgate.net)