Influence of maternal depressive symptoms on ratings of childhood behavior.

Presents a study based on information collection from a probability sample of families with 5- to 12-year-old children participating in a general population study in 1983 and follow-up in 1987 on the importance of maternal bias in the assessment of child behavior. How conduct problems and hyperactivity were measured; Methodology used in study; Evidence showing associations between maternal depressed mood and mother rating errors.