Mothers' resolution of their young children's psychiatric diagnoses: Associations with child, parent, and relationship characteristics

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 334-348

  Kearney, Joan A ^a   Britner, Preston A ^b   Farrell, Anne F ^c   Robinson, JoAnn L ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving representations; Childrearing stress; Maternal depression; Maternal resolution of diagnosis; RDI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79959721118     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-011-0217-6     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Marvin RS, Pianta RC (1996) Mothers' reactions to their child's diagnosis: relations with security of attachment. J Clin Child Psychol 25:436-445 (Pubitemid 127011245)
2. Pianta RC, Marvin RS, Britner PA, Borowitz KC (1996) Mothers' resolution of their children's diagnosis: organized patterns of caregiving representations. Inf Mntl Health J 17:239-256 (Pubitemid 126465307)
3. Sheeran T, Marvin RS, Pianta RC (1997) Mothers' resolution of their child's diagnosis and self-reported measures of parenting stress, marital relations, and social support. J Pediatr Psychol 22:197-212 (Pubitemid 27180767)
4. McDonald TP, Poertner J, Pierpont J (1999) Predicting caregiver stress: an ecological perspective. Am J Orthopsychiatry 69:100-109 (Pubitemid 29066186)
5. Sales E et al (2004) Maternal caregiving strain as a mediator in the relationship between child and mother mental health problems. Soc Work Research 28:211-223
6. Early TJ, Gregoire TK, McDonald TP (2002) Child functioning and caregiver well-being in families of children with emotional disorders: a longitudinal analysis. J Family Issues 23:374-391 (Pubitemid 36668564)
7. Rosenzweig JM, Brennan EM, Ogilvie A (2002) A work-family fit: voices of parents of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Soc Work 47:415-424
8. Folkman S (2009) Commentary on the special section "Theory-based approaches to stress and coping": questions, answers, issues, and next steps in stress and coping research. Eur Psychologist 14:72-77
9. Lazarus R, Folkman S (1984) Stress, appraisal and coping. Springer, New York
10. Pianta RC, Marvin RS (1992) The reaction to diagnosis classification system. University of Virginia, Charlottesville
11. Pianta RC, Marvin RS (1992) Manual for Classification of the Reaction to Diagnosis Interview. University of Virginia, Charlottesville
12. Barnett D, Clements M, Kaplan-Estrin M, McCaskill JW, Hunt KH, Butler CM (2006) Maternal resolution of child diagnosis: stability and relations with child attachment across the toddler to preschooler transition. J Fam Psychol 20:100-107 (Pubitemid 43593195)
13. McCaskill JW (1998) Maternal grief reactions to their children's birth defects: factors influencing grief resolution. Dissertation abstracts international, 58(11-B):6240
14. Burden R, Thomas DA (1986) A further perspective on parental reaction to handicap. Exceptional Child 33:140-145
15. Waisbren SE (1980) Parents' reactions after the birth of a developmentally disabled child. Am J Mental Defic 84:345-351
16. Cicchetti D, Toth SL (1998) Developmental processes in maltreated children. In: Hansen DJ (ed) Nebraska symposium on motivation, vol 46, motivation and child maltreatment. University of Nebraska Press, NE, pp 85-160
17. Howes PW, Cicchetti D, Toth SL, Rogosch FA (2000) Affective, organizational, and relational characteristics of maltreating families: a system's perspective. J Fam Psychol 14:95-110
18. Shields A, Cicchetti D (1998) Reactive aggression among maltreated children: the contributions of attention and emotion dysregulation. J Clin Child Psychol 27:381-395
19. Emde RN, Bingham RD, Harmon RJ (1993) Classification and the diagnostic process. In: Zeanah CH Jr (ed) Handbook of infant mental health. Guilford Press, New York, pp 225-235
20. Kim-Cohen J, Arseneault L, Caspi A, Tomas MP, Taylor A, Moffitt TE (2005) Validity of DSM-IV conduct disorder in 41/2-5-year-old children: a longitudinal epidemiological study. Am J Psychiatry 162:1108-1117 (Pubitemid 40770693)
21. Lavigne JV, Gibbons RD, Christoffel KK, Arend R, Rosenbaum D, Binns H et al (1996) Prevalence rates and correlates of psychiatric disorders among preschool children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 35:204-214 (Pubitemid 26039700)
22. Mathiesen KS, Sanson A (2000) Dimensions of early childhood behavior problems: stability and predictors of change from 18 to 30 months. J Abnorm Child Psychol 28:15-31 (Pubitemid 30179910)
23. DeBar LL, Lynch T, Powell J, Gale J (2003) Use of psychotropic agents in preschool children: associated symptoms, diagnoses, and health care services in a health maintenance organization. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:150-157 (Pubitemid 36343398)
24. Cameron S, Snowdon A, Orr R (1992) Emotions experienced by mothers of children with developmental disabilities. Children's Health Care 121:96-102
25. Stalets MM, Luby JL (2006) Preschool depression. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 15:899-917 (Pubitemid 44307693)
26. Belden AC, Luby JL (2006) Preschoolers' depression severity and behaviors during dyadic interactions: The mediating role of parental support. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 45:213-222 (Pubitemid 43151526)
27. Belden AC, Sullivan JP, Luby JL (2007) Depressed and healthy preschoolers' internal representations of their mothers' caregiving: associations with observed caregiving behaviors one year later. Attach Hum Dev 9:239-254 (Pubitemid 350225803)
28. Luby JL, Belden AC, Spitznagel E (2006) Risk factors for preschool depression: the mediating role of early stressful life events. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 47:1292-1298 (Pubitemid 44824725)
29. Campbell SB, Shaw DS, Gilliom M (2000) Early externalizing behavior problems: toddlers and preschoolers at risk for later maladjustment. Dev Psychopathol 12:467-488
30. Connell AM, Goodman SH (2002) The association between psychopathology in fathers versus mothers and children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull 128:746-773
31. Bureau JF, Easterbrooks MA, Lyons-Ruth K (2009) Maternal depressive symptoms in infancy: unique contribution to children's depressive symptoms in childhood and adolescence? Dev Psychopathol 21:519-537
32. Campbell SB, Pierce EW, March CL, Ewing LJ, Szumowski EK (1994) Hard-to-manage preschool boys: symptomatic behavior across contexts and time. Child Dev 65:836-851
33. Campbell SB, March CL, Pierce EW, Ewing LJ, Szumowski EK (1991) Hard to manage preschool boys: family context and the stability of externalizing behavior. J Abnorm Child Psych 19:301-318
34. Naerde A, Tambs K, Mathiesen K (2002) Child related strain and maternal mental health: a longitudinal study. Acta Psychiatr Scand 105:301-309 (Pubitemid 34275848)
35. Schuengel C, Rentinck I, Stolk J, Voorman J, Loots G, Ketelaar M et al (2009) Parents' reactions to the diagnosis of cerebral palsy: associations between resolution, age and severity of disability. Child Care Health Dev 35:673-680
36. Abidin R (1995) Parenting stress index-short form. Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., Lutz
37. Beck AT, Steer RA, Brown GK (1996) Beck depression inventory: manual, 2nd edn. Harcourt Brace, Boston
38. Ogles BM, Melendez G, Davis DC, Lunnen KM (1999) The Ohio youth problem, functioning and satisfaction scales- short form. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
39. Beck AT (1961) Beck depression inventory. Center for Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia
40. Beck AT, Steer RA, Garbin MG (1988) Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation. Clin Psychol Review 8:77-100 (Pubitemid 18045797)
41. Haskett ME, Ahern LS, Ward CS, Allaire JC (2006) Factor Structure and Validity of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 35:302-312 (Pubitemid 43723186)
42. Shaffer D, Gould MS, Brasic J, Ambrosini P, Fisher P, Bird H et al (1983) A children's global assessment scale (CGAS). Arch Gen Psychiatry 40:1228-1231 (Pubitemid 13015019)
43. Byrne C, Browne G, Roberts J, Mills M, Bell B, Gafni A et al (2006) Changes in children's behavior and costs for service use associated with parents' response to treatment for dysthymia. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 45:239-246 (Pubitemid 43151529)
44. Pilowsky DJ, Wickramaratne P, Talati A, Tang M, Hughes CW, Garber J et al (2008) Children of depressed mothers 1 year after the initiation of maternal treatment: Findings from the STAR*D child study. Am J Psychiatry 165:1136-1147
45. Halfon NP (2000) Preschool and identification of mental health needs. Proceedings of The Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda. US Dept of Health and.Human Services, Washington DC
46. Belsky JK, Crnic K, Woodworth S (1995) Personality and parenting: Exploring the mediating role of transient mood and daily hassles. J Pers 63:905-92999