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Expressed emotion in mothers of currently depressed, remitted, high-risk, and low-risk youth: links to child depression status and longitudinal course.
Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 - 1 Jan 2009
Silk Jennifer S, Ziegler Melissa L, Whalen Diana J, Dahl Ronald E, Ryan Neal D, Dietz Laura J, Birmaher Boris, Axelson David A, Williamson Douglas E
Abstract excerpt
This study examined expressed emotion in the families of children and adolescents who were (a) in a current episode of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), (b) in remission from a past episode of MDD, (c) at high familial risk for developing MDD, and (d) low-risk controls. Participants were 109 mother-child dyads (children ages 8-19). Expressed emotion was assessed using the Five Minute Speech Sample, and psychiatric...
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