A detailed investigation of anxiety disorders in children of clinically anxious parents: a population‐based study

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Population-based study shows increased anxiety disorders in children with clinically anxious parents, implying mental health risks.

Increased specified anxiety disorders were noted in children of anxious parents, specifically with maternal influence.
Children of clinically anxious parents had a 4.3% diagnosis rate compared to 3.0% unexposed, with HR of 1.44.
Utilizing a population-based study with comprehensive healthcare data from over 516,000 children in Stockholm from 1998 to 2015.
This highlights the risk of anxiety disorders, particularly linked to specific phobias and social anxiety, in children with anxious parents.

Elfström et al. (2025) studied this question.

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