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Daniel Keane

Persistent early childhood tantrums linked to future risk of depression and self-harm

Children who do not stop having tantrums between the ages of three and seven are at increased risk of depression and self-harm as teenagers, a study revealed on Tuesday.

Researchers at University College London examined data from more than 7,000 children, whose parents were asked questions about their child’s irritability at three, five, and seven years of age.

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