Reuters (2/3, Seaman) reports that depression in a parent appears to negatively affect how youngsters perform in school, the findings of a study involving some 1.1 million Swedish children suggest. The findings were published online Feb. 3 in JAMA Psychiatry. An accompanying editorial explains that by treating mothers for depression, problems in their children can be reduced.
TIME (2/3, Gorman) reports that even though all youngsters “were affected by their parents’ diagnoses, maternal depression had a larger negative effect than paternal, and the link to poor performance was strongest among female children.”
Related Links:
— “Parents’ depression may affect kids’ school performance,” Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters, February 3, 2016.