Preventive interventions for children of parents with depression: International perspectives

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 23-27

  Beardslee, William R ^a,b   Solantaus, Tytti S ^c   Morgan, Bradley S ^d   Gladstone, Tracy R ^e   Kowalenko, Nicholas M ^f  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Judge Baker Children s Center   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) national initiative   (Australia)

^e WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY HEALTH; FINLAND; HEALTH; PARENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FINLAND; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84922252060     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mjao11.11289     Document Type: Article

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