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December 2019

Maternal Depression

Depression is increasingly recognized as a major worldwide public health issue. It has a negative impact on all aspects of an individual’s life–work and family–and can lead to suicide. Typically, depression is discussed as an adult problem affecting women or men, and increasingly, it is recognized as a significant problem for children. But far too rarely is depression, particularly maternal depression, considered through a lens that focuses on how it affects parenting and child outcomes, particularly for young children; how… Read More »Maternal Depression