The efficacy of toddler-parent psychotherapy to reorganize attachment in the young offspring of mothers with major depressive disorder: A randomized preventive trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1006-1016

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Maternal depression; Preventive intervention; Toddler parent psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; PROGENY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845626138     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.6.1006     Document Type: Article

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