Daddy Depression Cause Emotional Child

Children who have fathers who are depressed are more likely has emotional and behavioral problems, according to a U.S. study involving more than 20 thousand families.

It is considered important especially now that more and more men to spend more time working to support the financial condition of the family.

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Moreover, the soldiers who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq with an unstable emotion, said study researcher Michael Weitzman of New York University School of Medicine, as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday (9 / 11).

Although the level of maternal depression has long been associated with increased behavioral problems in children, this is the first study that focuses on the father and son connection.

The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, also show that high-risk children have behavior problems when both parents suffer from depression.

"Parents who are depressed are less likely to seek a bond with the children. They tend to display less positive behavior and display a tough stance, negative behavior, and critical," said Jeremy Pettit, a psikologdari Florida International University in Miami who was not involved with the study .

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