Raised by Depressed Parents: Is it an Environmental Risk?

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 357-367

  Natsuaki, Misaki N ^a   Shaw, Daniel S ^b   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^c   Ganiban, Jody M ^d   Harold, Gordon T ^e   Reiss, David ^f   Leve, Leslie D ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child development; Children of twins; Environment; Parental depression

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS;

EID: 84912043284     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: 15732827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-014-0169-z     Document Type: Review

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