The New York Times (8/22, Bakalar) reports, “Children whose families move homes frequently may be at increased risk for serious psychiatric illness,” researchers concluded after following “1,440,383 children from birth to age 29, including data on residential moves.” The study revealed that “the more the children under 19 moved, the greater their risk for psychosis.” The findings were published online Aug. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. Healio (8/22, Demko) also covers the story.
Related Links:
— “Frequent Home Moves May Increase a Child’s Risk of Psychosis, ” Nicholas Bakalar, The New York Times, August 22, 2018.