Abstract
Family functioning and parenting were hypothesized to mediate the relation between remission of maternal depression and children's psychosocial adjustment. Participants were 114 mother-child dyads participating in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression Child 3-month follow-up. All mothers had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and were treated initially with citalopram; 33% of mothers experienced remission of depressive symptoms. Youth ranged in age from 7 to 17. Remission of maternal depression was associated with changes in children's reports of their mothers' warmth/acceptance, which in turn partially mediated the relation between maternal depression remission and youth internalizing symptoms, accounting for 22.9% of the variance.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / therapeutic use
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Child
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Child of Impaired Parents / psychology*
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Citalopram / therapeutic use
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Conduct Disorder / diagnosis
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Conduct Disorder / psychology*
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Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
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Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology*
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Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy
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Family Relations*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Internal-External Control*
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Male
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Maternal Behavior / drug effects
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Mothers / psychology*
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Parenting / psychology*
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Social Adjustment
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Social Environment
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
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Citalopram