Sentences with phrase «which children of depressed mothers»

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In an 18 - city study, depressed fathers had higher rates of substance abuse.5 The rate of paternal depression is higher when the mother has postpartum depression, which compounds the effect on children.5, 6 A nondepressed father has a protective effect on children of depressed mothers and is a factor in resilience.7, — , 9

The one exception was the study by Abela et al, 32 which did not find increased difficulties with self - esteem or dependency in children aged 6 — 14 years of mothers with BPD, compared with children of depressed mothers.

Although children of depressed mothers are at an increased risk for suicidal thinking, little is known about the potential mechanisms by which this occurs.