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Cited by 205Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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The effects of psychological treatment of maternal depression on children and parental functioning: a meta-analysis

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Cuijpers, Pim, Weitz, Erica, Karyotaki, Eirini, Garber, Judy, Andersson, Gerhard·2015·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
DOI 10.1007/s00787-014-0660-6
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Abstract

Successful treatment of parental depression may have a positive effect on the functioning and psychopathology of their children. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effects of psychotherapy for depressed mothers on their children and parental functioning. We used a database of randomized controlled trials examining the effects of psychotherapy for adult depression and selected trials comparing psychotherapy and control conditions in depressed mothers and reporting outcomes in their children and parental functioning. Nine studies were included. The quality of these studies was not optimal and the outcome instruments differed considerably from each other. The therapies resulted in significantly decreased levels of depression (g = 0.66) in the mothers. In the seven studies that reported outcomes on the mental health of children, a significant effect size was also found (g = 0.40). The eight studies examining mother-child interactions resulted in a significant effect size of g = 0.35, and the five studies examining parenting/marital distress had a pooled effect size of g = 0.67. We found that psychotherapy leads to decreased levels of depression in depressed mothers and also found indications that psychotherapy may have a positive effect on the mental health of their children and parenting/marital distress. However, more high-quality research is needed before a definite answer can be given.

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Authors
Cuijpers, P., Weitz, E., Karyotaki, E., Garber, J., & Andersson, G.
Affiliations
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Linköping University (SE)
Corresponding author
Cuijpers, Pim
ORCID
Venue
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-12-19
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
237-245
ISSN
  • 1018-8827 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-165X
DOI
10.1007/s00787-014-0660-6
OpenAlex
W2138950399
Cited by
205
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 7
FWCI
1.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
maternal depression, psychotherapy, child mental health, parental functioning, mother-child interaction, marital distress
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Depression, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy, Child of Impaired Parents, Parenting, Treatment Outcome

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