Depressed fathers are transmitted to children

Children of depressed fathers themselves subsequently significantly more likely to experience emotional and behavioral problems. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Langone Medical Center at New York University.

Influence of maternal depression   the lives of children is well known and well documented science. But over exposure depression   Fathers until recently knew nothing. At least in this regard has not been any scientific research. Scientists from New York decided to fill this gap.

Their work has shown that if children are constantly live close to their fathers, have   mental disorders   and   depression , They have much higher risk of subsequent development of behavioral and emotional problems. These conclusions were drawn from a study of 22 thousand children for four years.

It turned out that 11% of children with depressed fathers subsequently developed emotional and behavioral problems. With regard to children whose fathers do not suffer depression , They have such problems were observed in 6% of all cases. However, maternal depression increases the risk as much as 19%.

Currently, one in ten Americans suffers from depression, which is treatable. It is known that the causes of development are found in a family of that person. Scientists believe that the parents' depression affects the way in which their son or daughter is behaving in childhood. If you suffer from depression, and mom and dad, the child will get a similar mental disorders   in 25% of cases. Scientists from New York is considered the main credit for the fact that they first concentrate on the depressed fathers. Influence of the popes in this matter until recently underestimated.

Psychology

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