An estimated 6,148,289 children live with a parent with comorbid SUD and mental illness
Differences in social media use also seen by condition type
Findings seen for most diagnostic categories, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity, anxiety, autism spectrum, and depressive disorders
Findings independent of socioeconomic, genetic, and other risk factors
Family history, urinary tract infection, parental death, and male sex significantly increase the odds
Findings persist across various periods
Annual increase of 0.24 percentage points seen in children aged 5 to 17 years and of 0.33 percentage points for young adults age 18 to 25 years
Finding seen among children aged 6 to 9 years at baseline with eight-year follow-up
End of primary school may be the age of greatest vulnerability for mental health conditions