It's not always binary: Connecting the continuum of caregiver depression with child adjustment in children who are high risk for maltreatment.

Background: Young children living with a depressed parent are at risk for developing social, behavioral, and emotional problems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an increase in subclinical caregiver depression scores was associated with increases in internalizing and externalizing behavior in children who are at high risk for maltreatment.

Methods: The 1019 U.