According to MedPage Today (6/22, Hlavinka), children “whose parents were diagnosed with serious mental illness had a greater risk of sustaining injuries through age five years than those with undiagnosed parents,” investigators found. In the study, “among nearly two million parent-child pairs, children whose parents were diagnosed with depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder more frequently had injuries requiring a doctor’s visit, like burns, fractures, and poisonings, through age five versus children with undiagnosed parents.” The findings were published online June 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “Parents’ Severe Mental Illness Tied to Infant, Toddler Injury, “Elizabeth Hlavinka, MedPage Today, June 22, 2020