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The link between parental divorce and adult depression

PsyPost · 2026-09-28
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A study of over 128,000 adults published in Psychiatry Research indicates that the increased risk of adult depression linked to childhood parental divorce is largely explained by parents' own mental health and substance use challenges. When parental mental illness is accounted for, the statistical connection between family structure and adult emotional distress largely disappears.

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