Premium
Double trouble: maternal depression and alcohol dependence as combined factors in child and family social work
Author(s) -
Woodcock Johanna,
Sheppard Michael
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1002/chi.706
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , intervention (counseling) , psychology , social work , psychiatry , child care , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , pediatrics , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
This study, part of a large programme of research incorporating four child and family care teams, focuses on the combined effects of alcohol dependence alongside clinical depression in mothers. A comparison is made between women who were clinically depressed and women who were both clinically depressed and alcohol dependent. The latter group had significantly higher levels of difficulty in social relationship, health, child, and particularly parenting problems. When considered alongside the intensity, duration and range of intervention required, the results indicated that there is considerable concern about the ‘dangerousness’ of this particular group with major implications for policy and practice. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.