Background for Community-Level Work on Mental Health and Externalizing Disorders in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper examines theories, antecedents, and preventions of adolescent mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use, and eating disorders.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation • December 2001

The Denial: Downplaying the Consequences of Family Structure for Children
This paper discusses the history of the belief that family structure has no impact on child well-being.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• The Institute for American Values • 2005

Prevalence of Methylphenidate Use Among Canadian Children Following Parental Divorce
This report based on data from Canada's National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (NLSCY) found that children were twice as likely to be prescribed the drug Ritalin in the period following their parents' divorce.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Canadian Medical Association • June 5, 2007

The Effect of Peer Support on Postpartum Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
This study provided mothers at risk for post-partum depression with peer support over the telephone and compared depressive symptoms in this group with those in a control group.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Canadian Psychiatric Association • March 01, 2003

Does Who You Marry Matter for Your Health? Influence of Patients’ and Spouses’ Personality on their Partners’ Psychological Well-Being Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?
This study explores the affect of personality characteristics of patients and spouses on each others’ mental adaptation and well-being before and after coronary artery bypass surgery.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Journal of Personality and Social Psychology • 2006

Depression and Work Impairment
This study examines the frequency of depression among Canadian workers and associated work absence and lost productivity.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Statistics Canada • February 2007

One out of Every Five: Teenage Motherhood and Subsequent Childbearing
This paper looks at the factors that influence subsequent childbearing among teenagers and examines the impact that this has on both the mother and the children.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Center for Law and Social Policy • August 01, 1998

Functional Status, Living Arrangements, and the Social Context of Disability
This study explores the relationship between family structure and rates of cognitive, physical and emotional disability among middle-aged adults.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Population Research Center • 1998

Single mothers in Ontario: sociodemographic, physical and mental health characteristics
This study used data from the 1991 Ontario Health Supplement survey to examine the differences in socio-demographic, physical and mental health characteristics between mothers in two-parent and single parent households in Ontario.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Canadian Medial Association • 1997

Exploring the Links Between Substance Use and Mental Health
This document contains two papers which discuss the impact of substance use and mental health on poverty, socio-economic status, and academic performance.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Health Canada • 1996

The Health of Lone Mothers
This paper examines the health of lone mothers over time and compares it to the health of mothers in dual parent homes.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1999

Mental Health
This chapter on mental health, from The Health of Children and Young People, discusses the prevalence, nature, and impact of psychiatric disorders in children and youth.
• Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Mental Health
• The Office for National Statistics • March 01, 2004