父親抑鬱或導致子女患抑鬱症
Previous research had linked depression in mothers and in their children. But according to the investigators, this is the first study to find such an association between fathers and their children, independent of whether the mother has depression.
先前的研究表明：母親抑鬱與子女抑鬱存在一定的關係。但研究人員表示，這還是人們第一次發現父親抑鬱與子女抑鬱之間也存在一定聯繫（不管母親是否抑鬱）。The findings were based on an analysis of data from thousands of families in Ireland, Wales and England.
通過對愛爾蘭、威爾士和英格蘭幾千組家庭的數據分析，研究人員才得出上述結果。"There's a common misconception that mothers are more responsible for their children's mental health, while fathers are less influential," said lead study author Gemma Lewis. She is a researcher with the division of psychiatry at the University College London. "We found that the link between parent and teen depression is not related to gender," Lewis said in a college news release.
"人們通常會誤解，認爲母親更應該對子女的心理健康負責，而父親的影響則相對較小，"首席研究作者傑瑪·劉易斯說道。她是倫敦大學學院精神病學研究員。"我們發現，父母是否影響青少年抑鬱與性別無關，"劉易斯在學院的新聞稿上說道。
"Family-focused interventions to prevent depression often focus more on mothers, but our findings suggest we should be just as focused on fathers," she added. Rates of depression rise sharply at the start of adolescence, so learning more about risk factors at that age may help prevent depression later in life, according to the study authors.
"以家庭爲中心預防抑鬱症的方法通常讓母親承擔更多責任，但我們的研究結果表明：父親也應承擔相應的責任，"她補充說。研究作者表示，青春期開始時，青少年的抑鬱症患病率急劇上升，所以在這一年齡段瞭解更多有關風險因素的知識或有助於預防後期患抑鬱症。"Men are less likely to seek treatment for depression," Lewis said. "If you're a father who hasn't sought treatment for your depression, it could have an impact on your child. We hope that our findings could encourage men who experience depressive symptoms to speak to their doctor about it."
"男性不太可能尋求幫助、治療抑鬱，"劉易斯說道。"如果你是一名從未治療過抑鬱症的父親，那你的孩子可能會受到影響。我們希望我們的研究成果能夠鼓勵患抑鬱症的男性鼓起勇氣和醫生討論自己的狀況。"The study's senior author, Glyn Lewis, also with the university's psychiatry division, concurred. "The mental health of both parents should be a priority for preventing depression among adolescents," Lewis said. "There has been far too much emphasis on mothers, but fathers are important as well."
研究的資深作者格林·劉易斯也在精神病學部門任職，她同意這一觀點。"父母的心理健康都是防止青少年抑鬱症的優先事項，"劉易斯說。"人們過多強調了母親的作用，但父親也同等重要。"The report was published Nov. 15 in The Lancet Psychiatry. While the study found an association between fathers' mental health and the development of depression in their children, it didn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
研究於11月15日發表在The Lancet Psychiatry雜誌上。雖然研究發現父親的心理健康與子女患抑鬱症之間存在某種聯繫，但並不證明這是因果關係。More information
想了解更多信息？The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more on teen depression.
美國國家心理健康研究所有更多關於青少年抑鬱症的信息。
