Multiple Moves During Childhood Increases Risk Of Depression In Later Life By 60%

Moving two or more times during childhood before age 15 is associated with 60% higher rates of depression in adulthood compared with the risk of depression among those who did not move, according to a longitudinal analysis of data from Denmark. The higher risk persisted whether the children’s neighborhoods of origin were considered deprived (low-income) or non-deprived compared to where they lived at age 15.

The study included nearly 1.1 million people born in Denmark between 1982 and 2003. After age 15 and through December 2018, 35,098 or 2.3% were diagnosed with depression. Neighborhoods . . .