A new study from the University of Bristol’s
Children of the 90s project indicates that postnatal depression in fathers is clearly linked to behavioral
problems in their children. The downside is, worrying that your unhappiness is
going to turn your kid into a criminal is not likely to ease your unhappiness.
The upside is, the study aims to raise awareness about the need to recognize
and treat paternal postnatal depression.
The study of 14,000 families found that the children of
depressed fathers are twice as likely as those without depressed fathers to be
diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder—such as hyperactivity or antisocial
behavior—by the age of eight.
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