Parental death in childhood and risk of adult depressive disorders: a review

Tennant, Christopher; Bebbington, Paul; Hurry, Jane

doi:10.1017/s0033291700044044

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“…5 The parents of the adolescents in that study were vulnerable to drug abuse and poverty, which placed them at risk for depression, 4 conduct problems, and other risk factors. 6,7 We used the same study sample in an extension of the Rotheram-Borus study, to examine the affect of social support on adolescents' mental and behavioral outcomes. Adolescents in the intervention group reported significantly lower levels of emotional distress, fewer multiple problem behaviors, and fewer conduct problems.…”

Section: The Effect Of Social Support On Mental and Behavioral Outcommentioning

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The Effect of Social Support on Mental and Behavioral Outcomes Among Adolescents With Parents With HIV/AIDS

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Objectives. We examined the associations between social support and mental and behavioral outcomes among adolescents whose parents were infected with or died of HIV/AIDS. Methods. Families (parents who were HIV infected and their adolescent children) were randomly assigned to a coping skills intervention or a standard care group. After completing the intervention, the parents and adolescents were assessed for 2 years. Results. Adolescents who had more social support providers reported significantly lower levels of depression and fewer conduct problems; adolescents who had more negative influence from role models reported more behavior problems. Reductions in depression, multiple problem behaviors, and conduct problems were significantly associated with better social support. Conclusions. Our findings underscore the complex relations between social support and mental and behavioral outcomes among adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS. Future prevention programs must focus on increasing social support to reduce negative outcomes among adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS as well as the need to reduce influence from negative role models.

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Section: The Effect Of Social Support On Mental and Behavioral Outcommentioning

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“…Freud's (1917Freud's ( /1950hypothesis that adult depression was associated with the loss of a parent or other loved object in childhood became widely accepted over the next 50 years and provided the rationale for making these discriminations. More recently, however, reviewers have concluded that most of the evidence does not support this hypothesis (Bifulco et al, 1987;Crook and Eliot, 1980;Tennant et al, 1980). Nevertheless, a number of other theories ranging from attachment to social learning to family systems also provide rationales for expecting lower family functioning in various clinical groups.…”

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A Review of Instruments for Assessing Family History

Melchert

1998

Clinical Psychology Review

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“…There is the considerable danger in controlling for certain of the more obvious and easily measurable variables, while neglecting subtle influences. Tennant, Bebbington, and Hurry (1980), in a recent review of studies related to depressive illness, accounted for factors commonly studied in epidemiological research but made only passing reference to the more psychological influences. They conveyed the impression that, with a little modification, early bereavement can be treated much like any other pathogen.…”

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The use of the computer in life history research

Birtchnell

1981

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation

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Methodological difficulties in conducting large-scale life history studies and the role of the computer in resolving data gathering and data analysis problems are explored. The processing capabilities of the computer are also examined as a means of advancing the area of life history research.Life history research attempts to assess the importance of previous life experiences in influencing current mental state. Although it was inspired by the psychoanalytic viewpoint, its execution has been rigorously statistical. It has developed out of epidemiology and the investigation of the prevalence of various types of psychiatric illness in selected population groups. Life history research had its beginnings in the isolation of specific characteristics from the routine case histories of mental hospital populations (Malzberg, 1940) and the attempts of researchers to ascertain whether the incidence of such characteristics was greater than might be expected. Unfortunately, life stories of members of the general public have not been available for comparison, and the efforts of various workers to overcome this disadvantage have become noteworthy.The relevance of computers in traditional life history research relates to the fact that the incidence of many familial characteristics is low. For example, the incidence of the death of a mother before the age of 10 years (a frequently researched experience) is approximately 4%. Thus, one needs 1,000 cases in order to obtain 40 examples. If one wishes to examine this experience's effect upon different diagnostic groups, one needs larger numbers. If one wishes to examine factors that might modify or enhance its effect, one needs still larger numbers. A need for the computer in this field of research to process and analyze large volumes of data is apparent.

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Parental death in childhood and risk of adult depressive disorders: a review

Cited by 129 publications

References 45 publications

The Effect of Social Support on Mental and Behavioral Outcomes Among Adolescents With Parents With HIV/AIDS

The Effect of Social Support on Mental and Behavioral Outcomes Among Adolescents With Parents With HIV/AIDS

A Review of Instruments for Assessing Family History

The use of the computer in life history research

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