Reviews the report of a study that examined the effects of maternal depression on children. Provides detailed chapter descriptions including positive comments on the use of case studies, interviews, and tests. Comments negatively on the positioning of the main thesis and the complex jargon that might limit the audience. (SD)

A group of 34 children from mainstream schools in Libya representing four Local Education Authorities (LEAs) were interviewed about their emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD) and the factors which might be responsible for their EBD. Although, in general, children's views of EBD did not yield remarkably different accounts to those already…

Physiological changes reflecting psychological or emotional stress may be evidenced particularly strongly during the first 2 or 3 years of a child's life if the normal dialogue" with the mother does not take place. (Editor)

The results indicate that emotionally disturbed boys put a greater distance between pairs of human figures than the control group, but not more than their male siblings. Unexpectedly, the groups did not differ in their separation of the mother and son figures. (Author)

This article reviews the two main causes of phobia and presents a series of case studies, from Toronto school files, which were satisfactorily handled by psychiatric help, either in or outside the school setting. (CJ)

Talk presented at special study institute for parents held in Birmingham, Alabama (Nov. 6-8, 1968). (RJ)

Provides guidelines for parents to help children to deal with anxiety and stress resulting from major changes or new situations in the child's life. Advocates truth, repetition and pacing, proper timing, dialog, fostering familiarity, honest expression of feelings, mobilization of anxiety, encouraging play, and support as strategies for reducing…

Studied (N=212) women age 50 or over. Most mothers of divorced children indicated that the event had been negative -- traumatic, painful, and sad -- for them. The emotional effects of divorce on the mothers suggest that supportive alternatives should be made available for parents of the divorcing couple. (Author)

It is estimated that 29 million American children have alcoholic parents. The author documents the unstable environment and psychological consequences suffered by these children, who are at great risk to become alcoholics themselves. (Editor)

Investigated effects of depressed mothers' touching on their infants' behavior during still-face situation. Subjects were 48 mothers and their 3-month-old infants. Findings suggested that by providing touch stimulation for their infants, depressed mothers can increase infants' positive affect and compensate for negative effects often resulting…

Two studies of a single case (a 5-year-old girl) considered variables in indirect stuttering treatment. In the first study, mother's speech rate was found to correlate with the child's stuttering; in the second study, different parent variables were found to relate to either primary (effortless) or secondary (tense) stuttering. (Author/DB)

A study of 1,015 children with behavior problems investigated the impact of a child's emotional and behavioral problems on the family. Families of youth who first used mental health services when they were ages 10-15 showed significantly higher rates and levels of family impact than families of youth who did not enter services. (Author/CR)

Studied mother-daughter incest. Common themes were extracted from in-depth interviews with survivors of mother-perpetrated sexual abuse, some of which parallel the experience of survivors of other forms of child sexual abuse, and some of which are more specific to mother-daughter incest. Discusses themes and counseling implications. (JBJ)

This study investigated the characteristics of 106 children primarily referred for externalizing behavior problems and their families, and assessed the prediction of treatment outcome following a standardized short-term, cognitive behavioral group program. "Exploring Together" comprised a children's group (anger management, problem-solving and…