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In a study of 186 outpatient children the parents of those who were depressed were more overprotective, more likely to have communication problems, and more likely to undermine their children's learning than the parents of children who were not depressed.
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Magnussen, M.G. Characteristics of depressed and non-depressed children and their parents. Child Psych Hum Dev 21, 185–191 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00705904
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