Maternal depression, paternal psychopathology, and toddlers' behavior problems

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-61

  Dietz, Laura J ^a,c   Jennings, Kay Donahue ^a   Kelley, Sue A ^b   Marshal, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 61449205131     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410802575362     Document Type: Article

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