TY - JOUR
T1 - Reported child awareness of parental depression
AU - Eyre, Olga
AU - Jones, Rhys Bevan
AU - Mars, Becky
AU - Hammerton, Gemma
AU - Sellers, Ruth
AU - Potter, Robert
AU - Thapar, Ajay
AU - Rice, Frances
AU - Collishaw, Stephan
AU - Thapar, Anita
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Aims and method To determine rates of parent-reported child awareness of parental depression, examine characteristics of parents, children and families according to child awareness, and explore whether child awareness is associated with child psychopathology. Data were available from 271 families participating in the Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression (EPAD) study, a longitudinal study of offspring of parents with recurrent depression. Results Seventy-three per cent of participating children were perceived as being aware of their parent's depression. Older children, and children of parents who experienced more severe depression, were more likely to be aware. Awareness was not associated with child psychopathology. Clinical implications Considering children in the context of parental depression is important. Child awareness may influence their access to early intervention and prevention programmes. Further research is needed to understand the impact of awareness on the child.
AB - Aims and method To determine rates of parent-reported child awareness of parental depression, examine characteristics of parents, children and families according to child awareness, and explore whether child awareness is associated with child psychopathology. Data were available from 271 families participating in the Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression (EPAD) study, a longitudinal study of offspring of parents with recurrent depression. Results Seventy-three per cent of participating children were perceived as being aware of their parent's depression. Older children, and children of parents who experienced more severe depression, were more likely to be aware. Awareness was not associated with child psychopathology. Clinical implications Considering children in the context of parental depression is important. Child awareness may influence their access to early intervention and prevention programmes. Further research is needed to understand the impact of awareness on the child.
U2 - 10.1192/pb.bp.113.044198
DO - 10.1192/pb.bp.113.044198
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 25237522
VL - 38
SP - 122
EP - 127
JO - Psychiatric Bulletin (2014)
JF - Psychiatric Bulletin (2014)
SN - 2053-4868
IS - 3
ER -