title: Remission of maternal depression: relations to family functioning and youth internalizing and externalizing symptoms.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia Ewell
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Melissa C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: Myrna M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pilowsky
authors.forename: Priya J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wickramaratne
authors.forename: Ardesheer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talati
authors.forename: A John
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: Carroll W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garber
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerda
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kornstein
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Alpert
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wisniewski
authors.forename: Madhukar H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fava
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment
chemical_list: D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D015283:Citalopram