Multiple moves during childhood can increase the risks of depression in later life

A new study has shown that experiences of moving during childhood — whether between or within deprived or non-deprived neighborhoods — is associated with significantly higher rates of depression in adulthood. The research analyzed the residential locations of almost 1.1 million people born in Denmark between 1981 and 2001 and who stayed in the country during the first 15 years of their lives. It then tracked those same individuals into adulthood, and found at least 35,000 of those still living within Denmark had subsequently received a medical diagnosis of depression.