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The effects of maternal depression on children

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The importance of identifying children at risk because of parental pathology such as schizophrenia has been well established. It is recommended that a systematic investigation of children of depressed mothers be made. An object relations developmental model is presented as a conceptual framework for understanding the consequences to children of being cared for by depressed mothers.

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Gizynski, M.N. The effects of maternal depression on children. Clin Soc Work J 13, 103–116 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00755476

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