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PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
卷 63, 期 4, 页码 357-363出版社
AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100126
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- National Institute of Mental Health [MH58384, MH56864]
Objective: This study used a controlled research design to examine the effects on children of treating their mothers' depression and of remission of the mothers' depression. Method: The sample consisted of 60 low-income women with major depression, who were predominantly from minority racial-ethnic groups, and their children ages four to 11. Women were randomly assigned to receive one of two active treatments (medication or cognitive-behavioral therapy) or a referral to existing community services. The mothers' depression was assessed by self-report on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and the children's symptoms and adaptive skills were assessed by their mothers at baseline and six-month and 12-month follow-ups with the Behavior Assessment System for Children. Results.: Mixed-effects random intercept and random slope repeated-measures analyses using an intent-to-treat approach indicated that active treatment of mothers did not result in improvement in their children's behavior problems or adaptive skills. However, at both the six- and the 12-month follow-ups, children of mothers whose depression had remitted, regardless of treatment assignment, had significantly fewer behavior problems than children whose mothers remained depressed. Conclusions: The results support the need to expand access to, and support participation in, depression treatment among low-income women from minority racial-ethnic groups. Although treatment alone of this undertreated population was not associated with improvement in children's outcomes, it is a necessary first step to prevent psychopathology among offspring of depressed parents. (Psychiatric Services 63:357-363, 2012; doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100126)
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