Changing Neighborhood Income Deprivation Over Time, Moving in Childhood, and Adult Risk of Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Complex biological, socioeconomic, and psychological variables combine to cause mental illnesses, with mounting evidence that early-life experiences are associated with adulthood mental health.

Objective

To evaluate whether changing neighborhood income deprivation and residential moves during childhood are associated with the risk of receiving a diagnosis of depression in adulthood.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included the whole population of 1 096 916 people born in Denmark from January 1, 1982, to December 31, 2003, who resided in the country during their first 15 years of life. Individuals were followed up from 15 years of age until either death, emigration, depression diagnosis, or December 31, 2018. Longitudinal data on resident

SUBMITTER: Sabel CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255978 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature