Maternal major depression is an established risk factor for childhood pyschopathology. It has now been established that children whose mothers are successfully treated for depression show progressive and marked improvement in their own behaviors, in terms of depressive symptoms and social functioning, even a year after their moms discontinue treatment.
This effect was seen without any form of treatment being given to the children.
Additionally, the faster mothers got better, the faster their kids improved – and the greater the degree of improvement experienced.
This work was recently published by Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, Texas.
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/638731.html
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