HEALTH: Teen Depression Risk is Lower in Close-knit Families

News Staff : Oct 17, 2019
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"Family cohesion and low parent-child conflict in adolescence not only protect teenagers from depression during the sensitive and vulnerable period of adolescence but also promote mental health throughout young adulthood and into midlife." -study co-author Ping Chen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[Newsmax.com] Teens with positive family relationships may be less likely to develop depression during adolescence or early adulthood... (Image: Pixabay)

Researchers followed 18,185 volunteers starting when they were age 15 on average and continuing until ages 32 to 43. In a series of surveys, researchers asked them about family dynamics and depression symptoms... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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