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Characteristics of depressed and non-depressed children and their parents

Child Psychiatry and Human Development volume 21, pages 185–191 (1991)Cite this article

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In a study of 186 outpatient children the parents of those who were depressed were more overprotective, more likely to have communication problems, and more likely to undermine their children's learning than the parents of children who were not depressed.

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  1. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1020 Quincy Ave., N.E., 87110, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Max G. Magnussen Ph.D.

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Magnussen, M.G. Characteristics of depressed and non-depressed children and their parents. Child Psych Hum Dev 21, 185–191 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00705904

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Key words

  • Childhood depression
  • parent-child relationships