The efficacy of Toddler-Parent Psychotherapy to increase attachment security in off-spring of depressed mothers

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-66

  Cicchetti, Dante ^a,b   Toth, Sheree L ^a   Rogosch, Fred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Mt Hope Family Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Intervention efficacy; Maternal depressive disorder; Parent psychotherapy; Prevention; Toddler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033108148     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616739900134021     Document Type: Article

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