Open AccessConsanguineous Marriage and the Psychopathology of Progeny
Author(s) -
Aideen Maguire,
Foteini Tseliou,
Dermot O’Reilly
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0133
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , consanguinity , psychiatry , population , medical prescription , psychopathology , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , sociology , pharmacology
Approximately 1 in 10 children worldwide are born to consanguineous parents. The literature on consanguinity and mental health of progeny is scarce despite the fact that many of the factors associated with consanguineous unions are also associated with mental health.
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