title: [Comparative study on the occupational levels of unipolar and bipolar probands and relatives].
abstract: One hundred thirty patients fulfilling DSM III-R criteria for bipolar disorder (n = 82) and major depression (n = 49) were included in a comparative study on the occupational levels of unipolar and bipolar probands and relatives. The occupational levels did not significantly differ between unipolar and bipolar probands. A comparison between the whole groups including probands and all their relatives revealed a social advantage both for male and female members of bipolar families. An overrepresentation was found in the higher occupational class in bipolar probands' brothers and children.
authors.affiliation: ISPO, Centre Carreire, Université de Bordeaux-II.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verdoux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012737:Sex Factors