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- The study focused on how mothers' experiences of childhood abuse and their substance use impact their children's depressive symptoms during therapy.
- A sample of 183 mothers was divided into family and individual therapy groups, with assessments on their past abuse, depressive symptoms, and substance use.
- Findings showed that mothers with a history of abuse exhibited slower improvement in their children's depressive symptoms, particularly in individual therapy, with substance use influencing this relationship.
Article Abstract
This study examined the associations among maternal history of childhood abuse, substance use, and depressive symptoms and the change in children's depressive symptoms in therapy. Mothers (N = 183) were randomly assigned into either a family or an individual treatment condition. Mothers were assessed for their childhood abuse retrospectively, baseline depressive symptoms, and substance use, whereas their children's depressive symptoms were measured five times during 1.5 years. Maternal childhood abuse was associated with a slower decline in child depressive symptoms through elevated maternal depressive symptoms, only in individual treatment. Maternal substance use further moderated this mediation pathway. This study supports the efficacy of family therapy in protecting children of mothers with a substance use disorder and a history of childhood abuse.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487235 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12364 | DOI Listing |
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