Why Quarrelling Siblings Risk Depression
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Another reason to make nice with your brothers and sisters: Siblings who don't get along or are distant before age 20 have an increased risk of becoming depressed for the next thirty years.
A report appearing in the June American Journal of Psychiatry details the study which involved 229 men who completed self reports and were interviewed for thirty years. The data were used to rate the quality parenting, relationships with siblings, family history of depression as well as occurrence of major depression, alcoholism and drug use by age 50. While family relationships were not tied to drug or alcohol abuse, poor sibling relationships and (less surprisingly) a history of family depression were shown to be strong predictors for depression. Social ties have been consistently linked to decreased depression risk. One possible explanation for these results is that poor relationships among siblings points to an inability to form the social and familial bonds that would later protect against depression. ABSTRACT: Childhood Sibling Relationships as a Predictor of Major Depression in Adulthood: A 30-Year Prospective Study SHARE:
Posted In: Depression Research | Tags: Family | Study | Brothers | Sisters | Depression | Siblings | Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on June 07, 2007 at 09:59 AM | Permalink |
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