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Prevalence of psychopathology in children of bipolar parents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

M. Wals ,
M.H.J. Hillegers ,
C.G. Reichart ,
J. Ormel ,
W.A. Nolen  and
F.C. Verhulst
M. Wals*
Affiliation:
Altrecht, Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
M.H.J. Hillegers
Affiliation:
Altrecht, Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
C.G. Reichart
Affiliation:
Academic Hospital Rotterdam-Sophia Children's Hospital/, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J. Ormel
Affiliation:
University of Groningen, Department of Social Psychiatry, Groningen, The Netherlands
W.A. Nolen
Affiliation:
Altrecht, Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
F.C. Verhulst
Affiliation:
Academic Hospital Rotterdam-Sophia Children's Hospital/, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
*
Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Vrouwjuttenhof 18, 512 PZ Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Extract

The purpose of this study was to determine psychopathology in a large sample of adolescent children (N = 140) of parents (N = 86) with bipolar disorders, using multiple sources of information (child, parent, teacher). The main aims of the study were: 1) to compare parent, teacher and self reported problem behavior ratings of children of bipolar parents with those of children from the general population, and 2) to determine the prevalence of DSM-IV diagnoses in offspring of bipolar parents, and 3) to examine the possible association between gender of the bipolar parent and psychopathology among the offspring.

Keywords

bipolarpsychopathologyoffspringK-SADS-PLChild Behavior Checklist
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 2000 , pp. 144
Copyright
Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2000

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