biostudies-literatureHakulinen CEuropean Research CouncilKulttuurin ja Yhteiskunnan Tutkimuksen ToimikuntaLundbeck Foundation10-17https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7617398biostudies-literatureUnknown228(1)<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Aims</h4>We examined the association of mental disorders in children with their parents' subsequent mental disorders.<h4>Method</h4>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 FinlandThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental scienceAssociations of mental disorders in children with parents' subsequent mental disorders: nationwide cohort study from Finland and Denmark.PMC7617398339390101040247R345-2020-1588354237Momen NCGutvilig MElovainio MBockerman PPlana-Ripoll OKomulainen KNiemi RPulkki-Raback LHakulinen CfalseAssociations of mental disorders in children with parents' subsequent mental disorders: nationwide cohort study from Finland and Denmark.<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Aims</h4>We examined the association of mental disorders in children with their parents' subsequent mental disorders.<h4>Method</h4>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 Finland2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Jan2026-06-12T05:17:36.159Z2025-04-04T01:41:23.404ZS-EPMC76173983981063910.1192/bjp.2024.249