Preventing depression in the offspring of parents with depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 60, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-14

  Loechner, Johanna ^a   Starman, Kornelija ^a   Galuschka, Katharina ^a   Tamm, Jeanette ^b   Schulte Körne, Gerd ^a   Rubel, Julian ^b   Platt, Belinda ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency evaluation; Offspring of depressed parents; Prevention of depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PARENT; PROGENY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85039774592     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.11.009     Document Type: Review

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