# Parental mental health — not medication — drives autism correlation, new study finds

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-05-28-parental-mental-health-not-medication-drives-autism-correlation-new-study-finds-5e0cd8/
- Published: 2026-05-28
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: newspub_live
- Original report: https://newspub.live/science/parental-mental-health-not-medication-drives-autism-correlation-new-study-finds/
- Topics: mental-health
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> A sweeping new review of prenatal antidepressant use underscores a finding that has surfaced repeatedly throughout the last decade: While parental depression is strongly linked to child neurodevelopmental disorders, taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not appear to significantly increase a

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*Originally reported by newspub_live. [Read more](https://newspub.live/science/parental-mental-health-not-medication-drives-autism-correlation-new-study-finds/)*

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*Source: [https://newspub.live/science/parental-mental-health-not-medication-drives-autism-correlation-new-study-finds/](https://newspub.live/science/parental-mental-health-not-medication-drives-autism-correlation-new-study-finds/)*