Literature Review In the first article, Infant Developmental Outcomes: A Family Systems Perspective, the authors wanted to see if parental mental health and the relationship of the couple influenced an infant’s development. According to the study, forty-two families took part at 3 different points in time: 3 months postpartum, 5 months postpartum and 17 months postpartum. They found that the parents who had typical mental health, had better parental-infant relationships and the parents who had better relationships with each other, showed that the child had more advanced motor development. The findings also found that mothers were the ones to have more verbal contact with the infant and the fathers had more physical contact.
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The research was to identify why rates of adult depression had increased in recent generations. This study was particularly important since the household dynamics have changed significantly in recent years. There are many households with only one parent and it is more common to have the same sex parents. This is an issue that will likely continue to be studied since the results of this research has concluded that the make-up of the household and socioeconomic status during childhood, may be a factor in the onset of adult …show more content…
Proactive mental health care can prevent more serious issues than if it was left untreated. If children are identified with an issue that may cause them to suffer a behavioral and psychological disturbance in adulthood, regular therapy sessions or other forms of interventions may, in fact, help the mental health issue from even being a problem. The obvious long-term effects of this treatment preventing mental health issues from being passed down to the next generation as well as the monetary savings from the additional healthcare that would be needed if any of these issues resulted in compounded health problems. By seeking professional help for an issue that an individual may potentially have, can lead to a better quality of life and possibly living a longer
The purpose …show more content…
The research was to identify why rates of adult depression had increased in recent generations. This study was particularly important since the household dynamics have changed significantly in recent years. There are many households with only one parent and it is more common to have the same sex parents. This is an issue that will likely continue to be studied since the results of this research has concluded that the make-up of the household and socioeconomic status during childhood, may be a factor in the onset of adult …show more content…
Proactive mental health care can prevent more serious issues than if it was left untreated. If children are identified with an issue that may cause them to suffer a behavioral and psychological disturbance in adulthood, regular therapy sessions or other forms of interventions may, in fact, help the mental health issue from even being a problem. The obvious long-term effects of this treatment preventing mental health issues from being passed down to the next generation as well as the monetary savings from the additional healthcare that would be needed if any of these issues resulted in compounded health problems. By seeking professional help for an issue that an individual may potentially have, can lead to a better quality of life and possibly living a longer