Study finds older fathers linked with many psychiatric disorders and educational problems in kids

Study finds older fathers linked with many psychiatric disorders and educational problems in kids

Report released on Feb. 26, 2014. 

An Indiana University study in collaboration with medical researchers from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm has found that advancing paternal age at childbearing can lead to higher rates of psychiatric and academic problems in offspring than previously estimated.

Examining an immense data set -- everyone born in Sweden from 1973 until 2001 -- the researchers documented a compelling association between advancing paternal age at childbearing and numerous psychiatric disorders and educational problems in their children, including autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicide attempts and substance abuse problems. Academic problems included failing grades, low educational attainment and low IQ scores.

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http://news.iu.edu/releases/iu/2014/02/paternal-age-at-childbearing.shtml


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