Depressed mothers coming to primary care: maternal reports of problems with their children

Weissman, Myrna M.; Feder, Adriana; Pilowsky, Daniel J.; Olfson, Mark; Fuentes, Milton A.; Blanco, Carlos; Lantigua, Rafael; Gameroff, Marc J.; Shea, Steven

doi:10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00301-4

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“…[34][35][36][37][38][39] The impact of maternal mental health on parenting and child behavior is often understood through the lens of attachment theory, 40 which posits that infants develop expectations about the availability and responsiveness of their caregivers based on repeated experiences with them. Numerous studies have found an association between maternal depression and insecure attachment in young children.…”

Section: Mental Health and Parenting Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents

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Adolescent parenthood is associated with a range of adverse outcomes for young mothers, including mental health problems such as depression, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Teen mothers are also more likely to be impoverished and reside in communities and families that are socially and economically disadvantaged. These circumstances can adversely affect maternal mental health, parenting, and behavior outcomes for their children. In this report, we provide an overview of the mental health challenges associated with teen parenthood, barriers that often prevent teen mothers from seeking mental health services, and interventions for this vulnerable population that can be integrated into primary care services. Pediatricians in the primary care setting are in a unique position to address the mental health needs of adolescent parents because teens often turn to them first for assistance with emotional and behavioral concerns. Consequently, pediatricians can play a pivotal role in facilitating and encouraging teen parents’ engagement in mental health treatment.

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Section: Mental Health and Parenting Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents

et al. 2014

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“…Steele et al (1997) in his studies shows that parental illness impacts child internalizing symptoms by operation through parental depressive symptoms. There is ample evidence for the association between parental mental disorders and children's adjustment (Beardslee et al 1998; Davies and Windle 1997; Olfson et al 2003) and between the adverse effect of maternal depression on children's psychological health (Brennan et al 2000(Brennan et al , 2003 (Weissman et al 2004). The results of a longitudinal study (Anderson and Hammen 1993), suggest that the psychosocial problems (measured by the CBCL) observed in children of mothers with recurrent depressions are long-lasting and are apparent in their functioning both at home and at school (CBCL for teachers).…”

Section: J Psychosocial Problems (Cbcl T Values) and Parental Depressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental health problems in children of somatically ill parents, e.g. multiple sclerosis

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Amsler

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et al. 2006

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…In interactions with their children, depressed mothers have shown more negative affect, hostile, and coercive behavior than non-depressed mothers [8], were more disengaged [9], spoke with negative or flat affect [5], and were insensitive to their children's cues [10]. Maternal depression has been found to increase risks of child physical abuse and neglect [11,12] and psychological aggression [13]. Decay in the quality of mothers' parenting is considered to be one mechanism by which their depression affects their children's mental health and socioemotional development [8].…”

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The Effectiveness of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy with Depressive Mothers: The Changing Relationship as the Agent of Individual Change

Timmer

Urquiza

et al. 2011

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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This study uses a multi-method approach to investigate the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in reducing children's behavior problems when parents report clinical levels of depressive symptoms. Participants were 132 children, 2-7 years of age, and their biological mothers, who either reported low (N = 78) or clinical levels of depressive symptoms (N = 54). Results showed that depressive mothers were likely to report more severe child behavior problems than non-depressive mothers at the pre-treatment assessment, but that depressive mothers reported greater reductions in child behavior problems than non-depressive mothers from pre- to post-treatment. The two groups showed similar levels of observed interaction quality at the pre-treatment assessment (i.e., parent and child emotional availability and parent verbalization patterns) and similar improvements in interaction quality from pre- to post-treatment. The implications of the findings for clinical practice were discussed.

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Depressed mothers coming to primary care: maternal reports of problems with their children

Cited by 86 publications

References 27 publications

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents

Mental health problems in children of somatically ill parents, e.g. multiple sclerosis

The Effectiveness of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy with Depressive Mothers: The Changing Relationship as the Agent of Individual Change

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