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Previous research had linked depression in mothers and in their children. But according to the investigators, this is the first study to find such an association between fathers and their children, independent of whether the mother has depression.
先前的研究表明：母亲抑郁与子女抑郁存在一定的关系。但研究人员表示，这还是人们第一次发现父亲抑郁与子女抑郁之间也存在一定联系（不管母亲是否抑郁）。
The findings were based on an analysis of data from thousands of families in Ireland, Wales and England.
通过对爱尔兰、威尔士和英格兰几千组家庭的数据分析，研究人员才得出上述结果。
"There's a common misconception that mothers are more responsible for their children's mental health, while fathers are less influential," said lead study author Gemma Lewis. She is a researcher with the division of psychiatry at the University College London. "We found that the link between parent and teen depression is not related to gender," Lewis said in a college news release.
"人们通常会误解，认为母亲更应该对子女的心理健康负责，而父亲的影响则相对较小，"首席研究作者杰玛·刘易斯说道。她是伦敦大学学院精神病学研究员。"我们发现，父母是否影响青少年抑郁与性别无关，"刘易斯在学院的新闻稿上说道。
"Family-focused interventions to prevent depression often focus more on mothers, but our findings suggest we should be just as focused on fathers," she added. Rates of depression rise sharply at the start of adolescence, so learning more about risk factors at that age may help prevent depression later in life, according to the study authors.
"以家庭为中心预防抑郁症的方法通常让母亲承担更多责任，但我们的研究结果表明：父亲也应承担相应的责任，"她补充说。研究作者表示，青春期开始时，青少年的抑郁症患病率急剧上升，所以在这一年龄段了解更多有关风险因素的知识或有助于预防后期患抑郁症。
"Men are less likely to seek treatment for depression," Lewis said. "If you're a father who hasn't sought treatment for your depression, it could have an impact on your child. We hope that our findings could encourage men who experience depressive symptoms to speak to their doctor about it."
"男性不太可能寻求帮助、治疗抑郁，"刘易斯说道。"如果你是一名从未治疗过抑郁症的父亲，那你的孩子可能会受到影响。我们希望我们的研究成果能够鼓励患抑郁症的男性鼓起勇气和医生讨论自己的状况。"
The study's senior author, Glyn Lewis, also with the university's psychiatry division, concurred. "The mental health of both parents should be a priority for preventing depression among adolescents," Lewis said. "There has been far too much emphasis on mothers, but fathers are important as well."
研究的资深作者格林·刘易斯也在精神病学部门任职，她同意这一观点。"父母的心理健康都是防止青少年抑郁症的优先事项，"刘易斯说。"人们过多强调了母亲的作用，但父亲也同等重要。"
The report was published Nov. 15 in The Lancet Psychiatry. While the study found an association between fathers' mental health and the development of depression in their children, it didn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
研究于11月15日发表在The Lancet Psychiatry杂志上。虽然研究发现父亲的心理健康与子女患抑郁症之间存在某种联系，但并不证明这是因果关系。
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The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more on teen depression.
美国国家心理健康研究所有更多关于青少年抑郁症的信息。
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