About The Study: Paternal depression was associated with subsequent offspring depression in this systematic review and meta-analysis including 7.1 million father-child dyads from 16 observational studies. This finding shows the intergenerational transmission of mental health problems and suggests that mental health interventions benefit not only the patient but also the family as a whole, including both parents.
Authors: Berihun Dachew, Ph.D., of Curtin University in Perth, Australia, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29159)
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