• Family bereavement program for kids linked to less depression 15 years later

    6 days ago - By Healio

    The prevalence of major depression was lower among bereaved children 15 years after participating in a family bereavement program compared with children who did not partake in the program, data showed.
    “Although studies have reported positive effects of programs to prevent depression and anxiety research has not yet demonstrated that programs in childhood and adolescence prevent depression and anxiety disorders in adulthood, or identified the pathways that account for these long-term preventive effects,” Irwin Sandler, PhD, a Regents Professor Emeritus and research professor in the
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