Patten S B
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta.
Can J Psychiatry. 1991 Dec;36(10):706-11. doi: 10.1177/070674379103601002.
While the loss of a parent during childhood may put a person at risk for depression, many studies have failed to confirm the importance of this risk factor. Nevertheless, the relationship between the loss of a parent and depression is of clinical importance. This paper reviews studies of the loss of a parent as a risk factor for depression. In addition, relevant data from these studies were pooled using meta-analytic techniques. It was found that for females there was a significant association between the loss of one's mother before age 11 and depression, and that losing one's mother during early childhood may double their risk of depression.
虽然童年时期失去父母可能会使人面临患抑郁症的风险，但许多研究未能证实这一风险因素的重要性。然而，父母离世与抑郁症之间的关系具有临床重要性。本文综述了将父母离世作为抑郁症风险因素的研究。此外，使用荟萃分析技术汇总了这些研究的相关数据。研究发现，对于女性而言，11岁之前失去母亲与抑郁症之间存在显著关联，并且在幼儿期失去母亲可能会使她们患抑郁症的风险加倍。
