ERIC Number: EJ817378
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-4416
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Remission of Maternal Depression: Relations to Family Functioning and Youth Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
Foster, Cynthia Ewell; Webster, Melissa C.; Weissman, Myrna M.; Pilowsky, Daniel J.; Wickramaratne, Priya J.; Talati, Ardesheer; Rush, A. John; Hughes, Carroll W.; Garber, Judy; Malloy, Erin; Cerda, Gabrielle; Kornstein, Susan G.; Alpert, Jonathan E.; Wisniewski, Stephen R.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Fava, Maurizio; King, Cheryl A.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v37 n4 p714-724 Oct 2008
Family functioning and parenting were hypothesized to mediate the relation between remission of maternal depression and children's psychosocial adjustment. Participants were 114 mother-child dyads participating in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression Child 3-month follow-up. All mothers had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and were treated initially with citalopram; 33% of mothers experienced remission of depressive symptoms. Youth ranged in age from 7 to 17. Remission of maternal depression was associated with changes in children's reports of their mothers' warmth/acceptance, which in turn partially mediated the relation between maternal depression remission and youth internalizing symptoms, accounting for 22.9% of the variance. (Contains 6 tables, 1 figure and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Parent Influence, Adjustment (to Environment), Family Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Child Health, Well Being, Drug Therapy, Correlation, Outcomes of Treatment, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Children, Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Family Environment Scale; Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; Child Behavior Checklist
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