Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Addressing Parental Depression About the Children's Health Policy CentreAs an interdisciplinary research group in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, we aim to connect research and policy to improve children's social and emotional well-being, or children's mental health.We advocate the following public health strategy for children's mental health: addressing the determinants of health; preventing disorders in children at risk; promoting effective treatments for children with disorders; and monitoring outcomes for all children.To learn more about our work, please see www.childhealthpolicy.sfu.ca Overview 3 When depression hinders parentingWhen parents suffer from depression, their children are often affected.But these children do not inevitably experience poorer outcomes than their peers.We explore what can be done to promote the well-being of depressed parents and their children. Review 5 Helping children by helping parentsResearchers have evaluated a wide variety of interventions aimed at helping the children of depressed parents.We examine the results of six randomized controlled trials to discover which ones were the most effective in assisting both children and parents. Feature 9Treating the parents of young children Pratibha Reebye, clinical director of Infant Psychiatry at BC Children' s Hospital, believes that parents who are facing depression should not be treated alone -instead, these parents must be considered in the context of their families and larger communities. Letters 11 Public policy for curbing cannabis useWe answer a question about the role of public policy-making in addressing cannabis use in Canadian youth.
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Language: English
Topic: Family Support in Illness
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2997903192