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Childhood behavioural problems and maternal depression in general practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Diana Day Cody  and
Michael Fitzgerald
Diana Day Cody
Affiliation:
Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital, Omagh, Co. Tyrone (formerly Registrar, Ballyfermot Child & Family Centre, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10)
Michael Fitzgerald
Affiliation:
Ballyfermot Child and Family Centre
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Abstract

Childhood behavioural problems and social competence in children of mothers attending a Dublin general practice were studied; they were found to have a prevalence of 30%, and to be associated with maternal depression, and marital disharmony. This relationship is explored, and the possible implications for management in a general practice discussed.

Keywords

General Practice StudyDepressionChildhood Behavioural problems
Type
Original Articles
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , September 1989 , pp. 112 - 114
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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