Course and severity of maternal depression: Associations with family functioning and child adjustment

Cynthia Ewell Foster; Melissa C. Webster; Myrna M. Weissman; Daniel J. Pilowsky; Priya J. Wickramaratne; A. John Rush; Carroll W. Hughes; Judy Garber; Erin Malloy; Gabrielle Cerda; Susan G. Kornstein; Jonathan E. Alpert; Stephen R. Wisniewski; Madhukar H. Trivedi; Maurizio Fava; Cheryl A. King

doi:10.1007/s10964-007-9216-0

Course and severity of maternal depression: Associations with family functioning and child adjustment

Cynthia Ewell Foster, Melissa C. Webster, Myrna M. Weissman, Daniel J. Pilowsky, Priya J. Wickramaratne, A. John Rush, Carroll W. Hughes, Judy Garber, Erin Malloy, Gabrielle Cerda, Susan G. Kornstein, Jonathan E. Alpert, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Madhukar H. Trivedi, Maurizio Fava, Cheryl A. King

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Abstract

Number of lifetime episodes, duration of current episode, and severity of maternal depression were investigated in relation to family functioning and child adjustment. Participants were the 151 mother-child pairs in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) child multi-site study. Mothers were diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder; children (80 males and 71 females) ranged in age from 7 to 17 years. Measures of child adjustment included psychiatric diagnoses, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and functional impairment. Measures of family functioning included family cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, organization, and household control; parenting measures assessed maternal acceptance and psychological control. Children of mothers with longer current depressive episodes were more likely to have internalizing and externalizing symptoms, with this association being moderated by child gender. Mothers with more lifetime depressive episodes were less likely to use appropriate control in their homes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	906-916
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume	37
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9216-0
State	Published - Sep 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Child adjustment
Family functioning
Gender
Maternal depression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Foster, C. E., Webster, M. C., Weissman, M. M., Pilowsky, D. J., Wickramaratne, P. J., Rush, A. J., Hughes, C. W., Garber, J., Malloy, E., Cerda, G., Kornstein, S. G., Alpert, J. E., Wisniewski, S. R., Trivedi, M. H., Fava, M., & King, C. A. (2008). Course and severity of maternal depression: Associations with family functioning and child adjustment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(8), 906-916. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9216-0

Course and severity of maternal depression : Associations with family functioning and child adjustment. / Foster, Cynthia Ewell; Webster, Melissa C.; Weissman, Myrna M.; Pilowsky, Daniel J.; Wickramaratne, Priya J.; Rush, A. John; Hughes, Carroll W.; Garber, Judy; Malloy, Erin; Cerda, Gabrielle; Kornstein, Susan G.; Alpert, Jonathan E.; Wisniewski, Stephen R.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Fava, Maurizio; King, Cheryl A.

In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 37, No. 8, 09.2008, p. 906-916.

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Foster, CE, Webster, MC, Weissman, MM, Pilowsky, DJ, Wickramaratne, PJ, Rush, AJ, Hughes, CW, Garber, J, Malloy, E, Cerda, G, Kornstein, SG, Alpert, JE, Wisniewski, SR, Trivedi, MH, Fava, M & King, CA 2008, 'Course and severity of maternal depression: Associations with family functioning and child adjustment', Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 906-916. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9216-0

Foster, Cynthia Ewell ; Webster, Melissa C. ; Weissman, Myrna M. ; Pilowsky, Daniel J. ; Wickramaratne, Priya J. ; Rush, A. John ; Hughes, Carroll W. ; Garber, Judy ; Malloy, Erin ; Cerda, Gabrielle ; Kornstein, Susan G. ; Alpert, Jonathan E. ; Wisniewski, Stephen R. ; Trivedi, Madhukar H. ; Fava, Maurizio ; King, Cheryl A. / Course and severity of maternal depression : Associations with family functioning and child adjustment. In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2008 ; Vol. 37, No. 8. pp. 906-916.

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