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A New Method for Inducing a Depression-Like Behavior in Rats
Published on: February 22, 2018
[Children of depressed parents]
1Hôpital de Jour, Hôpital international de l'Université de Paris.
Abstract:
Children whose parents are depressed are the objects of numerous studies. In a critical study of literature, the author attempts to show the contributions and limits of present results. While it seems clear that children such as these are part of a group at risk, psychologically, the type and frequency have yet to be determined. The intricacies of innate and environmental factors takes the complexity of just such a situation into account. The impact of the mother's depression on her nurturing is also analyzed, along with its consequences on the infant's behavior.
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