Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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Eligibility Criteria
- * Biological mothers with past or current MDD with anhedonia and their 8- to 12-year-old children
- * Child and biological mother can read and speak fluently in English
- * Child and mother have access to a computer or tablet and internet for videoconferencing
- * For compensation purposes, child and biological mothers must be U.S. citizens
- * Children with past or current major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or anhedonia lasting most of the day, nearly every day for at least 2 weeks based on semi-structured interviews will be excluded
- * Mothers or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities
- * Mothers with past 6 months substance use disorder with moderate or greater severity
- * Children or mothers with a lifetime history of a manic or hypomanic episode/bipolar disorder
- * Children or mothers with a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia)
- * Children or mothers with visual or hearing impairments that interfere with completing study measures and sessions
- * Child offspring of a mother who has previously participated in the study with another biological child
- * Children taking medications for emotional or behavioral problems other than SSRIs (stable dose for 6 weeks before time of enrollment) or psychostimulants
Ages Eligible for Study
8 Years to 12 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No