By Eric W. Dolan, PsyPost, September 28, 2019
Facing adversity in childhood is associated with psychopathology in adolescence, but this risk is lower in families with less parent-child conflict, according to new research. The study, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, highlights the importance of the parent-child relationship.
“Adversity is common in childhood, affecting roughly 1-in-4 children. There is now a lot of evidence indicating that adversity is major risk factor for mental health difficulties in later life and it has been associated with 25-40% of cases of depression and anxiety,” said study author Colm Healy, a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychiatry at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
“Interestingly (and thankfully), not all of those who experiences childhood adversity go on to have mental health difficulties. So, we were curious about what factors might increases or decrease the risk of a mental health difficulties if a child has experienced adversity.”
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