Parental Mental Disorders and Offspring Mortality up to Middle Age

Offspring of parents with mental disorders had an increased risk of mortality up to the age of 51 years. The associations were observed for all major types of parental mental disorders and were strongest in case of unnatural deaths, especially when both parents were diagnosed with mental disorders. These findings emphasize the importance of providing support for families with parents with mental disorders; further studies are needed to investigate whether such support may reduce the risk of premature death in affected offspring.