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Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment, and Prevention
DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition
EEG electroencephalogram
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid
EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
GR glucocorticoid receptor
HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
HFA Healthy Families America
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HMO health maintenance organization
HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
HRSA U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSD Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
IL interleukin
IMPACT Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment
IOM Institute of Medicine
IPT interpersonal psychotherapy
K-SADS Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia
LC-NE locus coeruleus-norepinephrine
MADRS Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale
MAQ Maternal Attitudes Questionnaire
MB Mamás y Bebés/Mothers and Babies Course
MBCT mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MCS Mental Component Score
MFIP Minnesota Family Investment Program
NBAS Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
NCS-R National Comorbidity Survey-Replication
NFP Nurse-Family Partnership
NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development