Parental Severity and Duration as Moderating Factors in the Intergenerational Transmission of Depression
Abstract
Parental depression is among the most reliable and clinically salient risk factors for the development of depression and associated comorbidity in children. Mood disorder rates in the children of depressed parents are significantly higher than those in the general population and comorbid symptoms such as anxiety and disruptive behaviors are common (Grillon et al., 2005). Longitudinal studies have demonstrated these vulnerability effects, with studies utilizing clinical samples reporting an elevated risk of around three-to-four times that seen in nonclinical controls (e.g., Weissman et al., 2006a) and those using community samples reporting around two-to-three times the risk compared to nonclinical controls (e.g., Beardslee, Keller, Lavori, & Staley, 1993).
Subject Area
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Izzo, Genevieve N, "Parental Severity and Duration as Moderating Factors in the Intergenerational Transmission of Depression" (2011). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI13851712.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI13851712
