Healing Together: A Narrative Review on How Psychiatric Treatment for Parental Depression Impacts Children

Michelle Cross (), Yasmeen Abdul-Karim, Amy Johnson, Colleen Victor and Andrew Rosenfeld
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Michelle Cross: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Psychiatry Department, Vermont Center for Children, Youth & Families, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Yasmeen Abdul-Karim: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Psychiatry Department, Vermont Center for Children, Youth & Families, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Amy Johnson: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Psychiatry Department, Vermont Center for Children, Youth & Families, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Colleen Victor: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Psychiatry Department, Vermont Center for Children, Youth & Families, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Andrew Rosenfeld: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Psychiatry Department, Vermont Center for Children, Youth & Families, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 3, 1-29

Abstract: It is well known that parental depression is correlated to adverse child mental health outcomes; but what is the effect of treating parental depression on the child? This narrative review aims to explore this question, and how certain specific interventions designed to help depressed parents affect mental health outcomes in their children. The academic database APA PsychInfo was searched for articles that broadly included interventions for parents with depression as well as child wellbeing or outcomes as of October 2023. Additional searches were conducted in the academic database PubMed in December 2023 and January 2024. Forty-nine articles met the inclusion criteria and were examined closely for this review. The studies included were divided into the following categories: psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, parenting support, and paternal interventions. We discuss the implications of our review on clinical practice and recommend further research in this area.

Keywords: family-based care; depression; major depressive disorder; therapy; psychotherapy; child psychiatry; child mental health; psychopharmacology; medication treatment; parent therapy; parenting skills training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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