We’ve always been aware that our children can inherit physical attributes and health problems from their parents or grandparents. It’s only recently been discovered that we can also pass emotional attributes and mental health problems too.
Read more about this interesting field of study and how depression and anxiety can be inherited from fathers
Fathers can pass anxiety and depression to their children genetically, study finds
“They’re nocturnal so they actually prefer the dark side, and so a more anxious mouse will spend most of its time in the dark chamber,” Professor Hannan said.