In light of the selective focus on maternal (vs. paternal) psychopathology as a risk factor for
child development, this meta-analysis examines the relative strength of the association …

Homeless mothers experience disproportionately high rates of major depressive disorder
compared with the general population. Stressed by their circumstances, these women …

OBJECTIVE: Policy discussions regarding the mental health needs of children and
adolescents emphasize a lack of use of mental health services among youth, but few …

The impact of sibling relationships on how people develop has been dramatically under-
emphasised in the literature on child development. Drawing together new and established …

The effects of poverty, lack of education and other negative socioeconomic forces on
children's development are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective in this book. It …

Objective: This study compared the prevalence of DSM-III-R disorders among homeless and
low-income housed mothers with the prevalence of these disorders among all women in the …

Objective To examine the correlates and consequences of high levels of depressive
symptoms among adolescents. Design Secondary analysis of the 1997 Commonwealth …

Background: Persons with mental illness are over-represented among the homeless relative
to the general population, and mental illness is most likely one of many vulnerabilities that …

Little is known about the experiences of mothers who become homeless. The numbers of
women with children in this situation are growing, most becoming homeless following …

Abstract Debra Rog and John Buckner report that since the mid-1990s, there has been
continued research and policy interest in understanding the characteristics and needs of …