title: Prevalence of psychopathology in children of bipolar parents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Altrecht,Institute for Mental Health Care,Utrecht,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wals
authors.affiliation: Altrecht,Institute for Mental Health Care,Utrecht,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hillegers
authors.affiliation: Academic Hospital Rotterdam-Sophia Children's Hospital/,Erasmus University Rotterdam,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Reichart
authors.affiliation: University of Groningen,Department of Social Psychiatry,Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ormel
authors.affiliation: Altrecht,Institute for Mental Health Care,Utrecht,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Nolen
authors.affiliation: Academic Hospital Rotterdam-Sophia Children's Hospital/,Erasmus University Rotterdam,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Verhulst