Association of Constellations of Parental Risk With Children's Subsequent Anxiety and Depression: Findings From a HUNT Survey and Health Registry Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The research focus on children of parents with alcohol use disorder has eclipsed the potentially wider-reaching detrimental effects of subclinical parental drinking, both alone and in combination with other parental risk factors.

Objective

To identify constellations of early parental risk characterized by variations in drinking, mental health, and education in both parents and examine their prospective associations with children's contact with the health care system for anxiety and/or depression (ie, diagnoses or treatment).

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective study was based on linked survey and health registries data. The sample included 8773 children from 6696 two-parent families in Norway who participated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Stud

SUBMITTER: Lund IO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6440260 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature