Change in child psychopathology with improvement in parental depression: A systematic review

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-389

  Gunlicks, Meredith L ^a,b   Weissman, Myrna M ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Fathers; Mothers; Offspring; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 41349084854     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181640805     Document Type: Review

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