Long-Term Effects of a Home-Visiting Intervention for Depressed Mothers and Their Infants

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This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the long-term effects of an early preventive intervention for mothers with postpartum depression and their infants, with regard to the quality of maternal interactive behavior, child attachment security, self-esteem, ego-resiliency, verbal intelligence, prosocial behavior, school adjustment, and behavior problems at age 5.

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Kersten‐Alvarez, L. E., Hosman, C. M., Riksen‐Walraven, J. M., Van Doesum, K., & Hoefnagels, C. (2010). Long‐term effects of a home‐visiting intervention for depressed mothers and their infants. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, 51(10), 1160-1170.