Family Risk Factors, Parental Depression, and Psychopathology in Offspring.

Fendrich, Michael; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Family Risk Factors, Parental Depression, and Psychopathology in Offspring.

Fendrich, Michael; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v26 n1 p40-50 Jan 1990

Associations between parents' poor marital adjustment, parent-child discord, affectionless control, low family cohesion, and parental divorce and DSM-III diagnoses were explored among 220 offspring of parents with and without major depression. Parental depression and family risk factors were significant predictors of conduct disorder. (RH)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Divorce, Family Problems, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Psychopathology

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Language: English

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