Article
Clinical Neurology
Jiafei Yang, Qi Zhang, Jiangping Li, Suzhen Guan, Kai Wang, Haiming Xu, Zhihong Liu
Summary: Parental absence during infancy and early childhood can have a lasting impact on offspring's cognitive development and risk of depression, particularly in terms of mathematics performance and depression scores. This impact is more pronounced in females, urban dwellers, and children with higher education. Therefore, long-term parental care during infancy and early childhood is an important intervention initiative.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Eshim S. Jami, Anke R. Hammerschlag, Hannah M. Sallis, Zhen Qiao, Ole A. Andreassen, Per M. Magnus, Pal R. Njolstad, Alexandra Havdahl, Jean-Baptiste Pingault, David M. Evans, Marcus R. Munafo, Eivind Ystrom, Meike Bartels, Christel Middeldorp
Summary: Parental genes can influence offspring psychiatric outcomes indirectly through the environment they create. This study aimed to estimate the contribution of parental genetic nurture effects on childhood psychiatric symptoms using advanced statistical genetic methods. The results suggest that parental genetic nurture effects may play a role in explaining individual differences in childhood psychiatric symptoms, but further research with larger samples is needed.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jonathan Singer, Caroline Cummings, Emil F. Coccaro
Summary: Parental separation is a significant risk factor for psychopathology in White adults, while parental death is not a risk factor regardless of race. Early intervention and identification of children whose parents are getting a divorce are needed, especially considering the high divorce rates in the United States. African American children appear to be resilient following parental divorce or separation.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Meryem Kasak, Aysegul N. Citak Kurt, Selma Tural Hesapcioglu, Mehmet Fatih Ceylan
Summary: This study examined the psychiatric diagnoses, parenting attitudes, family functioning, and coping styles among children and adolescents with epilepsy, as well as the psychiatric symptoms of their parents. The results showed that at least one psychiatric disorder was diagnosed in 65% of the epilepsy group, and the parents in this group had higher anxiety, depression, and hostility scores compared to the control group. The family functioning and parental coping styles were also adversely affected in families with children with epilepsy.
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eleonora Iob, Rebecca Lacey, Valentina Giunchiglia, Andrew Steptoe
Summary: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with depression and systemic inflammation in adults. Limited longitudinal research has been conducted on children and young people, and it is unclear if inflammation is an underlying mechanism through which ACEs influence depression. This study found that most types of ACEs were associated with elevated depression trajectories, with larger associations for threat-related adversities. However, inflammation was weakly associated with ACEs and depression and did not mediate the relationship.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Khirsten J. Wilson, Tram H. Nguyen, Cliff McKinney
Summary: Although the effects of childhood maltreatment have been extensively studied, the impact of current maltreatment on emerging adults remains relatively understudied. This study examined the indirect effects of current maltreatment by parents on psychological problems via family functioning in emerging adult women and men. Results indicated an indirect effect between maternal psychological aggression and psychopathologies for both genders, with the strongest effect for internalizing problems in mother-son dyads.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sinead Brophy, Charlotte Todd, Muhammad A. Rahman, Natasha Kennedy, Frances Rice
Summary: The study found that maternal and paternal depression can have significant impacts on children's mental health and educational attainment. Maternal depression, especially chronic depression, was associated with higher risk of child depression and lower odds of achieving educational milestones. It is important to treat parental depression to improve children's long-term outcomes.
Article
Pediatrics
Cher X. X. Huang, Neal Halfon, Narayan Sastry, Paul J. J. Chung, Adam Schickedanz
Summary: This study examines the relationship between positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and adult health, considering the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The results show that adults with more PCEs have lower risks of poor overall health and psychiatric diagnosis, independent of ACEs. Additionally, the study finds that higher PCEs are associated with a lower annual hazard of developing any adult psychiatric or physical condition, while higher ACEs are associated with a higher annual hazard. Therefore, PCEs have an independent impact on adult health outcomes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Miriam Evensen, Soren Toksvig Klitkou, Mette C. Tollanes, Simon overland, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, Stein Emil Vollset, Jonas Minet Kinge
Summary: This study investigated the association between parental income during childhood and measures of morbidity in adulthood, finding that low parental income during childhood was linked to a higher risk of chronic and pain-related disorders in adulthood. However, overall primary health care use did not show significant differences based on parental income.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rachana Manandhar Shrestha, Tetsuya Mizoue, Thuy Thi Phuong Pham, Ami Fukunaga, Dong Van Hoang, Chau Que Nguyen, Danh Cong Phan, Masahiko Hachiya, Dong Van Huynh, Huy Xuan Le, Hung Thai Do, Yosuke Inoue
Summary: This study examined the association between parental absence during childhood and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in middle-aged adults in rural Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. The results showed that there was no significant association between parental absence and MetS, suggesting that parental absence may not be a predictor of MetS among Vietnamese people in rural communities.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Can Liu, Alessandra Grotta, Ayako Hiyoshi, Lisa Berg, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Pekka Martikainen, Ichiro Kawachi, Mikael Rostila
Summary: Based on registry data in Sweden, a long-term study was conducted to investigate the impact of parental death on mental health and treatment usage among individuals aged 7-24 years. The study found that bereaved individuals were more likely to initiate antidepressant treatment compared to those who did not experience parental loss. The highest risk period was in the first year after the loss, and the risk was higher for father's death compared to mother's death. The risk was further elevated if the surviving parent had received psychiatric care before the loss or was treated for anxiety or depression after the loss.
Article
Dermatology
Chloe Kern, Joy Wan, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Faustine D. Ramirez, Yong Lee, Charles E. McCulloch, Sinead M. Langan, Katrina Abuabara
Summary: This UK population-based birth cohort study found a significant association between severe AD and symptoms of depression and internalizing behaviors in children and adolescents. Even children with mild AD had an increased risk of internalizing symptoms early in childhood, emphasizing the importance of behavioral and mental health awareness in this population.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Morgan K. Hoke, Courtney E. Boen
Summary: Evictions in the U.S. have a negative impact on depressive risk among young adults, particularly through stress-related pathways. Social stress was found to mediate nearly 18 percent of the associations between eviction and depressive symptoms, highlighting the need for further research on the mental health impacts of eviction policies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Qian Li, Xin Wang, Samuel Yeung-shan Wong, Xue Yang
Summary: This study aims to investigate how multisystemic childhood exposures predict adult depression. The findings suggest that multisystemic childhood exposures increase the onset and persistence of adult depression, while reducing the remission rate of depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elizabeth L. Tung, Kristen E. Wroblewski, Jennifer A. Makelarski, Nathaniel J. Glasser, Stacy Tessler Lindau
Summary: Parental incarceration is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and high-risk hsCRP in adulthood, suggesting possible transgenerational health consequences of mass incarceration.
Article
Substance Abuse
Lisa Berg, Karin Back, Bo Vinnerljung, Anders Hjern
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lisa Berg, Lars Brannstrom
Article
Psychiatry
Lisa Berg, Susanna Charboti, Edith Montgomery, Anders Hjern
NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ayako Hiyoshi, Lisa Berg, Alessandra Grotta, Ylva Almquist, Mikael Rostila
Summary: This study found that childhood parental death is associated with increased mortality in bereaved children, mainly mediated through delinquent behavior in adolescence and low income in early adulthood. Therefore, when supporting bereaved children, it is crucial to be aware of their heightened susceptibility to delinquency and socioeconomic vulnerability.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Lisa Berg, Edith de Montgomery, Monica Brendler-Lindquist, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Anders Hjern
Summary: This study found that parental post-traumatic stress is related to children's psychiatric care utilization, especially maternal post-traumatic stress is associated with higher utilization. The research also suggests that treatment for post-traumatic stress should be provided in refugee reception programmes.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Lisa Berg, Monica Brendler-Lindquist, Edith de Montgomery, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Anders Hjern
Summary: The study found that parental posttraumatic stress has a negative impact on the school performance of refugee children, leading to lower mean grade point averages and decreased eligibility for upper secondary education. The effects were similar for maternal posttraumatic stress but could be partially attenuated by adjusting for single-parent households and the use of child psychiatric services.
JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Heidi Taipale, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Antti Tanskanen, Alexis E. Cullen, Magnus Helgesson, Lisa Berg, Marit Sijbrandij, Peter Klimek, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz
Summary: The study found significant differences in the persistence of antidepressant use between refugee youth and Swedish-born youth after a diagnosis of common mental disorder. Refugee youth were more likely to discontinue treatment, with factors such as duration of residency and type of antidepressants playing a role in discontinuation risk.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jiaying Chen, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Lisa Berg, Marie Norredam, Marit Sijbrandij, Peter Klimek
Summary: The study revealed that there are differences in the risk of labor market marginalization between refugee youth and Swedish-born youth, with different diagnostic groups contributing to this disparity. Targeted prevention, screening, and intervention strategies towards specific diagnoses may effectively reduce labor market marginalization in young adult refugees.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Baojing Li, Ylva B. Almquist, Can Liu, Lisa Berg
Summary: This study examined the transmission of socioeconomic disadvantages and mental health problems from grandparents to grandchildren, finding that this transmission is more prominent through patrilineal descent and among grandsons. Grandparents' mental health problems can impact the socioeconomic outcomes of their children and grandchildren. These findings suggest that socioeconomic disadvantages and mental health problems are transmitted across three generations, but the transmission patterns differ based on lineage and grandchild gender.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Can Liu, Alessandra Grotta, Ayako Hiyoshi, Lisa Berg, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Pekka Martikainen, Ichiro Kawachi, Mikael Rostila
Summary: Based on registry data in Sweden, a long-term study was conducted to investigate the impact of parental death on mental health and treatment usage among individuals aged 7-24 years. The study found that bereaved individuals were more likely to initiate antidepressant treatment compared to those who did not experience parental loss. The highest risk period was in the first year after the loss, and the risk was higher for father's death compared to mother's death. The risk was further elevated if the surviving parent had received psychiatric care before the loss or was treated for anxiety or depression after the loss.
Article
Substance Abuse
Lisa Berg, Jonas Landberg, Emelie Thern
Summary: There is a significant association between socioeconomic position and mortality, and alcohol consumption and smoking play an important role in explaining this association. The use of repeated measurements provides a better estimation of the contribution of alcohol consumption, but does not have a significant effect on smoking.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Lisa Berg, Nina-Katri Gustafsson, Helena Honkaniemi, Sol Pia Juarez
