TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A longitudinal study of maternal depression and child maltreatment in a national sample of families investigated by child protective services
JO  - Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
A1  - Conron, Kerith J.
A1  - Beardslee, William
A1  - Koenen, Karestan C.
A1  - Buka, Stephen L.
A1  - Gortmaker, Steven L.
SP  - 922
EP  - 930
VL  - 163
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1072-4710
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.176
ID  - ref1
ER  -