Psychopathology in the adolescent offspring of bipolar parents.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and 14-months incidence of psychopathology in adolescent offspring of a bipolar parent.


METHODS
Parent, teacher and self-report rating scales and Kiddie-SADS were used to assess 132 13-23-year-old offspring of bipolar parents.


RESULTS
Compared to the general population, there were few differences between rating scale scores for bipolar offspring and problem scores for normative adolescents. Of the sample 49% had a lifetime psychiatric disorder, most commonly (33%) a mood disorder.


CONCLUSIONS
There was no suitable control group and there are no comparison data for psychiatric diagnoses (DSM-IV), based on semi-structured interviews in the adolescent age group in the Netherlands.


CONCLUSIONS
The overall level of psychopathology of bipolar offspring was not particularly elevated, but when there were more problems, they tended to be mood disorders.
Reichart
Catrien G
CG
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sophia Children's Hospital/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GH Rotterdam, The Netherlands. reichart@psyd.azr.nl
Wals
Marjolein
M
Hillegers
Manon H J
MH
Ormel
Johan
J
Nolen
Willem A
WA
Verhulst
Frank C
FC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires