Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children. Working Paper No. 8

Institution	National Scientific Council on the Developing Child; Harvard University, National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs
Titel	Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children. Working Paper No. 8
Quelle	(2009), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Mental Disorders; Caregivers; Young Children; Depression (Psychology); Parent Influence; Child Development; Family Environment; Low Income Groups; Brain; Neurological Organization; Pregnancy; Intervention; Adolescents; Misconceptions; At Risk Persons; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Cognitive Development; Therapy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Frühe Kindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Familienmilieu; Gehirn; Schwangerschaft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Missverständnis; Risikogruppe; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kognitive Entwicklung; Therapie
Abstract	Serious depression in parents and caregivers can affect far more than the adults who are ill. It also influences the well-being of the children in their care. The first joint Working Paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs summarizes recent evidence on the potentially far-reaching harmful effects of chronic and severe maternal depression on families and children. When children grow up in an environment of mental illness, the development of their brains may be seriously weakened, with implications for their ability to learn as well as for their own later physical and mental health. This report examines why the continuing failure to address the consequences of depression for large numbers of vulnerable, young children presents a missed opportunity to help families and children in a way that could support the future prosperity and well-being of society as a whole. [Additional support was provided by the Norlien Foundation.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs. Available from: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/forum/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10