title: Parental bonding in bipolar affective disorder.
abstract: When the Parental Bonding Instrument was administered to 58 bipolar affective disorder patients and 100 general practice patients no difference was found in reports of parental characteristics. Among the female patients there was an association between poor parental bonding and increased number of hospitalisations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests