Children of Affectively Ill Parents: A Review of the Past 10 Years
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1998
WILLIAM R. BEARDSELEE, Eve Versage, TRACY R.G. GIADSTONE
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The presence of depression in parents should alert clinicians to the fact that their children also may be depressed and therefore in need of services.
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The presence of depression in parents should alert clinicians to the fact that their children also may be depressed and therefore in need of services. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc.
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