1. Orientation and themes
2. An overview of objectives and approach
3. Questions and answers in the Literature
4. The research design and procedures
5. Children of depressed mothers - case descriptions
6. The development of children of depressed and well mothers: group analyses
7. The development of children of depressed and well mothers: longitudinal analyses of individual development
8. Children's problems in relation to characteristics of mother's depression and illness history
9. Family environments - case descriptions
10. Family environments of depression
11. Depressed parents - case descriptions
12. The depressed mother as environment
13. The child as a variable in development and outcome
14. Common and diverse pathways, mechanisms, and outcomes
15. Prediction and understanding of development.
