Purpose

Studies have shown that when parents recover from depression their children benefit. The purpose of this study is to investigate how remission of parents' depression affects their children.

Type of Study: Observational Type
Setting of Study: outpatient
Clinical Trials.gov number: 
Providing Clinical Treatment?: No
Care is provided in languages: English and Spanish

Study Activities

Filling Out Forms
Provides Payment: Reimbursement for transportation
Provides Payment: Compensation for study related procedures

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: Years - Years
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
This study is not recruiting Healthy Volunteers.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
Parents:
*Mothers and Fathers ages 18-65 with children ages 7-17
*Currently depressed English and Spanish speakers
* Enrolled in depression treatment study, "Using Two Antidepressants to Treat Depression" (For more information on this study, please follow the link below OR call: 212-543-5734.)

Children:
* Ages 7-17
* Living at least %50 of the time with treated parent

Links
Eligible parents will receive free depression treatment from this CUMC study, "Using Two Antidpressants to Treat Depression".
Follow our blog on parents and depression.

Location: 
Clinic: 
Division: Division of Epidemiology

Study chairs or principal investigators:
Myrna M. Weissman Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Co-investigators:
Daniel Pilowsky, M.D., M.P.H.,