The Association of Parental Alcohol Abuse and Depression with Severe Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Adolescents: A Clinical Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 395-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirkka Peiponen ◽  
Eila Laukkanen ◽  
Veijo Korhonen ◽  
Ulla Hintikka ◽  
Johannes Lehtonen
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Problem Behaviour ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Maternal Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Psychiatric Problems ◽  
Parental Alcohol ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Earlier studies have indicated associations between parental psychiatric problems, such as depression, and substance abuse and adolescent problems. Aims: This study aimed to determine whether parental psychiatric problems are associated with problems and problem behaviour in adolescents in a clinical sample. Methods: The study subjects were 70 outpatient adolescents (age 13–18 years, boys 30%) and their parents. The adolescents were assessed using the structural clinical interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) and a semi-structured questionnaire, and the parents were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Maternal alcohol abuse and depression were associated with serious problems, especially among girls, and paternal alcohol abuse was associated with adolescent health-compromising behaviour. Maternal depression and alcohol abuse had no association with adolescent health-compromising behaviour. Maternal depression without alcohol abuse was associated with the diagnosis of major depressive disorder in adolescents, but not with other adolescent problems, while paternal depression without alcohol abuse was not associated with any adolescent problems. Conclusions: Despite the small study sample, these findings indicate that parental psychiatric problems and alcohol abuse are correlated with adolescent psychological problems and should be considered and assessed when assessing adolescents.

scholarly journals Parental alcohol abuse and eating behaviors in adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-196
Author(s):  
Anna Cur ◽  
Kinga Szymona ◽  
Marek Domański ◽  
Aneta Opolska ◽  
Mariusz Jojczuk
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
The Family ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Parental Alcohol

AbstractIntroduction.Parental alcohol abuse hinders a child’s development, which means that these children are more exposed to mental health problems.Aim.The aim of this study was to analyze the link between the intensity of eating disorders in youngsters and family alcoholism.Material and methods.The study was conducted among adolescents in the Lubelskie province. 1766 students, aged 12 to 22 were participants in the study. The authors used a method called Eating Disorder Inventory, as well as a self-designed questionnaire that included assessing the characteristics of every family.Results.The findings of this study show that increased symptoms of eating disorders in children and teenagers correlates with alcohol dependency in the family. Adolescent children of alcoholics have higher levels of conflict identifying feelings and emotions (hunger, security) correctly. They were more likely to deem their actions as ineffective, as well as they were more frequently prone to binge eating than individuals who were not affected by drinking parents.Conclusions.There is a need for some future work and preventive measures to be taken in families affected by problem drinking.

Changes in Psychological Need Fulfillment Over the Course of Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew N. Quitasol ◽  
Marc A. Fournier ◽  
Stefano I. Di Domenico ◽  
R. Michael Bagby ◽  
Lena C. Quilty
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Antidepressant Medication ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Dysfunctional Attitudes ◽  
Cognitive Errors ◽  
Need Fulfillment ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Psychological Need

Self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2017) maintains that the psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are essential qualities of experience that individuals require to thrive. The present research examined the role of psychological need fulfillment in a clinical sample undergoing treatment for major depressive disorder. Fifty-one patients with a SCID-IV diagnosis for major depressive disorder were randomly assigned to 16 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy or antidepressant medication. Depressive symptoms, cognitive errors, dysfunctional attitudes, and psychological need fulfillment were assessed at four time points (pre-treatment, week 4, week 8, and week 16). Psychological need fulfillment increased over the course of treatment and did not differ significantly between treatment conditions. Furthermore, increases in psychological need fulfillment were associated with decreases in depression severity over and above the effects of time, cognitive errors, and dysfunctional attitudes. Given the incremental predictive validity of need fulfillment, a better understanding of its role in the treatment for depression may prove beneficial to mental health researchers and practitioners.

Christchurch Psychiatric Epidemiology Study, Part I: Methodology and Lifetime Prevalence for Specific Psychiatric Disorders

1989 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Elisabeth Wells ◽  
John A. Bushnell ◽  
Andrew R. Hornblow ◽  
Peter R. Joyce ◽  
Mark A. Oakley-Browne
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Major Depressive Episode ◽  
Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Lifetime Prevalence ◽  
Epidemiology Study ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Interview Schedule

In 1986 the Christchurch Psychiatric Epidemiology Study obtained interviews with a probability sample of 1498 adults aged 18 to 64 years. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) was used to enable DSM-III diagnoses to be made. This paper describes the methodology of the study and reports the lifetime prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders. The highest lifetime prevalences found were for generalised anxiety (31%), alcohol abuse/dependence (19%) and major depressive episode (13%). Men had higher rates of substance abuse whereas women had higher rates of affective disorders and most anxiety disorders. Compared with results from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program, Puerto Rico and Edmonton, Christchurch has the highest rates for major depression and is among the highest for alcohol abuse/dependence.

An Exploratory Study of the Nature of Family Resilience in Families Affected by Parental Alcohol Abuse

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1606-1623 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Coyle ◽  
Thomas Nochajski ◽  
Eugene Maguin ◽  
Andrew Safyer ◽  
David DeWit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Parental Alcohol

Comorbidity of anxiety disorders and depression

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 550-550
Author(s):  
I. Licanin
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Bipolar Ii ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

IntroductionComorbidity of anxiety and depression is common and frequently poses diagnostic and treatment challenges in the clinical setting and are associated with significant morbidity.The aim of this study was to analyze the comorbidity between DSM-III-R anxiety disorders in separate subgroups of patients with major depression, bipolar II and bipolar I disorder in a clinical sample of a Bosnian population.MethodsRandomly selected subjects (aged between 18 and 64 years, N = 2202) which were hospitalized at the Psychiatric clinic in Sarajevo was analyzed. Subjects were interviewed by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) which generated DSM-III-R diagnoses.ResultsThe prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia and social phobia was the highest among bipolar II patients (18.8, 32.5 and 18.7%), simple phobia was most prevalent in (nonbipolar) major depression (20.6%). The rate of panic disorder was almost the same in the (nonbipolar) major depressive and bipolar II subgroups (11.2 and 10.5%). Bipolar I patients showed a relatively low rate of comorbidity.ConclusionsThe findings support previous results on the particularly high rate of comorbidity between anxiety disorders and unipolar major depression and particularly bipolar II illness, which has significant negative implications for both the course of these disorders and levels of dysfunction.

scholarly journals The Joint Contributions of Maternal Depression and Infant Negative Emotionality to Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Distress

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte A. M. Cecil ◽  
Andrew Pickles ◽  
Jonathan Hill ◽  
Helen Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Cognitive Vulnerability ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Major Depressive Episodes ◽  
Depressive Episodes

Little is known about the role of infant emotionality and its interplay with maternal depression in the prediction of maternal sensitivity and whether these emotion-laden processes in mother and infant may be particularly relevant to sensitivity to distress. We studied 260 first time mothers and their infants, recruited into a general population prospective study during pregnancy. Infant negative emotionality was assessed at 5 weeks using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment. At 29 weeks maternal sensitivity was observed and mothers were interviewed for DSM Major Depressive episodes since birth. Controlling for potential confounders, neither maternal depression nor infant negative emotionality independently predicted maternal sensitivity, but the interaction between them was statistically significant (p = .01). Increasing infant negative emotionality predicted decreasing maternal sensitivity to distress, only in mothers who experienced an episode of Major Depressive Disorder during the postnatal period. This effect was not seen for sensitivity to non-distress, although the test of the difference between the effects was not statistically significant (p = .07). Maternal postnatal depression may create an affective and cognitive vulnerability to the effects of frequent intense infant negative emotions. These findings have implications for our understanding of psychological processes underlying parental sensitivity, and hence for early interventions.

Child and Adolescent Survivors of Suicide

Crisis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujata Sethi ◽  
S.C. Bhargava
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Survivors Of Suicide ◽  
Bereaved Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Suicidal Death ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

Summary: Suicide in a family is distressing for each and every member. Children and adolescents bereaved by suicide are known to be more at risk of suffering from a variety of psychiatric problems, especially affective disorders. A group of children and adolescents who experienced a suicidal death in the family were assessed for psychiatric problems as well as for social adjustment. The findings suggest that the bereaved children and adolescents are at elevated risk for major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and impaired social adjustment.

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