@article{ref1,
title="A longitudinal study of maternal depression and child maltreatment in a national sample of families investigated by child protective services",
journal="Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine",
year="2009",
author="Conron, Kerith J. and Beardslee, William and Koenen, Karestan C. and Buka, Stephen L. and Gortmaker, Steven L.",
volume="163",
number="10",
pages="922-930",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a change in depression predicts a mother's change in maltreatment. DESIGN: Observational, repeated measures study. SETTING: National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being, 1999 to 2004. PARTICIPANTS: Mothers who retained custody of a child aged 0 to 15 years following a maltreatment investigation and completed at least 2 of 3 surveys (n = 2386). MAIN EXPOSURE: Change in depression status between baseline and 18- and 36-month follow-ups, assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short Form. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Change in psychological aggression, physical assault, and neglect between baseline and 18- and 36-month follow-ups, assessed with the Conflict Tactics Scale Parent-Child version. RESULTS: One-third (35.5%) of mothers experienced onset or remission of depression. Onset of depression was associated with an increase of 2.3 (95% confidence interval, 0.2-4.4) psychologically aggressive acts in an average 12-month period, but was not statistically significantly associated with change in physical assault or neglect. CONCLUSION: Depression is positively associated with maternal perpetration of psychological aggression in high-risk families.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1072-4710",
doi="10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.176",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.176"
}