Abstract
Objective: To explore the relationship between parental rearing behavior and the depressive disorders in adolescents, and to provide objective basis for the prevention and treatment of the depressive disorders. Methods: A total of 73 depressed patients were chosen as the disease group, with a control group of 81 healthy persons of similar age, sex, education level and civil status. The depressed patient must meet depressive episode unipolar criteria and HAMD scores were more than 18. Results: In males, the scores of father penalty and rejection factors and mother emotional warmth, and over-protection and over-involvement factors were significantly different from those in the control normal group. In females, the scores of father emotional warmth and penalty and rejection factors and mother emotional warmth and rejection factors were significantly different from those in the control normal group. Conclusion: Parental rearing behavior plays an important role in the etiology of depression in adolescents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 337-339 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Medical Sciences) |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Hamilton depression scale
- Parental rearing styles