Clinical implications
depression, psychiatric, depressed
As previously mentioned, the positive effects of the intervention at buffering against the increasing risk of depression which children of depressed parents face supports the clinical relevance of the study. GuG-Auf represents an evidence-based intervention which could be integrated into routine healthcare, e.g. in psychiatric clinics for parents suffering from depression. The findings provide a number of insights for the implementation of the intervention at a public health level. Firstly, more development of the intervention may be necessary to ensure it is accessible to a diverse population of families affected by depression. The potentially mediating role of cognitive problem-solving and parenting style suggests that the (cognitive) coping strategies taught to children and the parenting components of the intervention are worthy of retaining in revisions of the intervention. If the intervention is shortened, as suggested by some families who were interviewed [