title: Adolescent depression, family psychopathology and parent/child relations: a case control study.
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate family psychopathology and relationships between family members. Three groups of adolescents were interviewed: 1) currently depressed adolescents who have at least one parent who had/or is still experiencing a mood disorder, 2) currently depressed adolescents whose parents were never diagnosed with a mood disorder, 3) never-depressed control adolescents. Personal interview data was obtained from the proband, their parent(s) and one sibling. Findings suggest that parental psychopathology, parent-child relations and life events are all relevant factors in adolescent depression and should be considered in combination for assessment, prevention and intervention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Université du Québec, Hull, Québec.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Séguin
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manion
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cloutier
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McEvoy
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cappelli