Joey is a 10-year-old boy whose mother and teacher have shared their concerns about his
irritability and temper tantrums displayed both at home and at school. With little provocation …

Publisher Summary Risk factor for depression is exposure to stress that occurs at least in
part because of a person's characteristics, behaviors, and circumstances. Such dependent …

This study used longitudinal cross‐lagged modeling to examine reciprocal relations
between maternal depression and child behavior problems. Data were drawn from 3,119 …

Background A mother who feels dissatisfaction with herself may resort to abusive behavior
such as shaking or smothering toward their offspring. Understanding this association can …

Rationale Natural disasters are common and have potentially deleterious impacts on
individuals, as well as on the relationships among family members (Adams et al., 2015; …

Aim The aim of this study is to assess the depression of pregnant women in the aftermath of
an earthquake, and to identify the social support that they obtained, their co** styles and …

Adolescent psychopathological (ie, internalizing and externalizing) symptoms are quite
prevalent and decrease well-being in adulthood. Parental symptoms can put adolescents at …

The current study sought to advance our understanding of transactional processes among
maternal depression, neighborhood deprivation, and child conduct problems (CP) using two …

As authors of other chapters in this book also attest, depression is associated with significant
interpersonal impairment, both as a cause and as a consequence of the disorder (see …

Guided by family systems theory and the depression-distortion hypothesis, the purpose of
this study was to test the extent to which mother-adolescent relationship quality linked the …