title: [Depression Symptoms of Mothers and Fathers of Persons with Schizophrenia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present study was to investigate if depression symptomatology of patients' parents is predicted by the symptoms of schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  101 mothers and 101 fathers of the same patients suffering from schizophrenia were included into this study. Parents filled in the "Beck Depression Inventory". Patients were assessed by means of the "Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale". For statistical analyses a Multidimensional Random Coefficients Multinomial Logit Model was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found a significant positive association between negative symptoms and depression severity of fathers and mothers. Further, a significant positive association between positive symptoms and depression severity of fathers, but not of mothers was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results show that depression of mothers and of fathers is associated with symptoms of schizophrenia even when controlling for potential predictors.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Angewandte Psychologie und Methodenforschung, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Österreich.
authors.forename: Rainer W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Alexandrowicz
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: König
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich.
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.affiliation: Psychosozialer Dienst Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soulier
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freidl
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Friedrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult