Children who are raised in glass cages are less likely to be depressed

According to a recent study in the journal 'Psychiatry Research', postpartum children who are raised in a glass cage reduce the risk of depression 3-4 times as they grow.

Photo of a girl being raised in a glass cage. Postpartum children who are raised in a glass cage will reduce the risk of depression 3-4 times as they grow up according to a recent study in the journal.

This surprising discovery was made by University of Montreal scientists and Sainte Justine Hospital research center in collaboration with researchers at McGill University, the research center at Douglas Hospital. and the Institute of Psychiatry at the Royal College in the United Kingdom.

'In mammals in general, the early separation between mother and child after birth is always considered an important time period that can influence the behavior of later adult behavior. Young, 'according to co-author Richard E. Tremblay, professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Montreal and director of the research unit on psychosocial assessment of children at the Research Center. Sainte Justine hospital rescue commented. 'According to our hypothesis, the separation between mother and child due to children raised in glass cages can increase the risk of depression in children when they enter adolescence. Instead, we discovered that glass cages can reduce the risk of depression by 2-3 times in children under the age of 21 '.

'Psychiatry research'. (Photo:: iStockphoto / Jacqueline Hunkele)

In this study, before scientists examined the effect of glass on depression when they were older, the team studied throughout the sample of 1212 children selected for a study conducted in 1986. These this child was chosen from the Quebec kindergarten; problems in the birth or complications after birth or in child care in their glass cages have been kept in hospital records. When children are 15-21 years old, researchers begin to evaluate their mental state. They have noticed that:

• Of the 16.5% of children raised in glass cages, only 5% may be affected by depression before the age of 21.

• Among the children participating in the experiment who were not raised in a glass cage, 9% were depressed and that was the average rate for the whole society.

• The correlation between depression and child rearing in the glass is considered in terms of age analysis, birth weight, family background or depression in the mother.

The researchers also found that girls were less likely to be depressed by up to three years when they reached the age of 15 if they were reared in a glass cage after birth.'This difference is because girls are more susceptible to depression than boys when they reach adolescence while men are more susceptible to this disease when they reach this age.' According to the study co-author Frank Vitaro, a professor at Montréal University and a member of the research group on social psychology in children.

Chain of physiological and psychophysical factors

The team found that direct or indirect stimuli - not just glass cages - could also help alleviate depression. For example, glass cages adjust the environment to body temperature, oxygen process to the brain, sound and light is maximized neurological development.In addition, children raised in glass cages often receive more love from their parents when they are young because they are very vulnerable at that time.

'Raising babies in glass cages is not the only way to help children avoid depression when they grow up. We believe that glass cages are the beginning of a complex chain of physiological factors to help reduce depression. ' This is the remark of David Gourion, who worked at Sainte Justine Hospital Research Center and Montréal University, who is currently a psychiatrist at Sainte-Anne Hospital in Paris.