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Emotional and Behavioral Functioning of Offspring of African American Mothers with Depression
Child psychiatry and human development, v 42(5), pp 594-608
01 Oct 2011
PMID: 21671005
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Abstract
Extensive research demonstrates the negative impact of maternal depression on their offspring. Unfortunately, few studies have been explored in African American families. This study examined emotional and behavioral functioning among children of African American mothers with depression. African American mothers (n = 63), with a past year diagnosis of a depressive disorder, and one of their children (ages 7-14) completed behavioral rating scales in a cross-sectional design. Results showed that 6.5 and 15% scored within the clinical range for depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Approximately a third of the offspring reported suicidal ideation. Based on mothers' report, 25.4 and 20.6% of the offspring exhibited internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the clinical range, respectively. Offspring whose mothers were in treatment exhibited higher levels of self-reported anxiety symptoms. Offspring of African American mothers with depression were exhibiting socioemotional problems in ways that are similar to offspring of European American mothers with depression.
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- Title
- Emotional and Behavioral Functioning of Offspring of African American Mothers with Depression
- Creators
- Rhonda C. Boyd - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGuy S. Diamond - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThomas R. Ten Have - Univ Penn, Sch Med, Dept Biostat & Epidemiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Publication Details
- Child psychiatry and human development, v 42(5), pp 594-608
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- K01 MH 068619; K01 MH068619; K01 MH068619-05 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) K01MH068619 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000294959500007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80755140096
- Other Identifier
- 991019292121804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Developmental