Associations of mental disorders in children with parents' subsequent mental disorders: nationwide cohort study from Finland and Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intergenerational transmission of mental disorders has been well established, but it is unclear whether exposure to a child's mental disorder increases parents' subsequent risk of mental disorders.

Aims

We examined the association of mental disorders in children with their parents' subsequent mental disorders.

Method

In this population-based cohort study, we included all individuals with children born in Finland or Denmark in 1990-2010. Information about mental disorders was acquired from national registers. The follow-up period began when the parent's eldest child was 5 years old (for ICD-10 codes F10-F60) or 1 year old (for codes F70-F98) and ended on 31 December 2019 or when the parent received a mental disorder diagnosis, died, or emigrated from Finland

SUBMITTER: Hakulinen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617398 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature