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Daniel Wechsler

R is for Rumination

By | A-Z

Most of us have probably heard friends or family tell us to “stop overthinking things”. Is this good advice? The answer is probably yes, if what you’re doing is ruminating. Daniel fills us in on rumination, how it increases our risk of mental health problems, and what we can do…

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How does parental depression influence child behaviour outcomes? A large adoption study supports the mediating role of overreactive parenting.

By | Research Matters

This week on the blog, Daniel [EDIT Lab PhD student] summarises the findings of a recently published study by Taraban et al. investigating the influence of parental depression on the development of behaviour problems in children through its effect on parenting.   Parenting can be stressful, so it comes as…

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