Children with a parent who has spent time in jail or prison have significantly increased risks of...
A sample of some 2,500 youngsters were studied to see whether two components of oppositional behavior—irritability and headstrong/hurtful behavior—were related to depression or delinquency. Irritability showed a significantly stronger link with depression than with delinquency, while headstrong/hurtful behavior was more strongly related to delinquency than to depression, the researchers found. It thus appears that irritability has a stronger genetic link with depression than it does with delinquency.
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