The mental health of offspring of patients suffering from endogenous affective disorder (II follow-up study)

E Puzyńska; J Grzegorczyk; H Sredniawa; A Niedzielska; E Osiecka-Doniec; D Stomma; H Witkowska-Ulatowska; J Borak

The mental health of offspring of patients suffering from endogenous affective disorder (II follow-up study)

Psychiatr Pol. 1994 May-Jun;28(3 Suppl):73-81.

Authors

E Puzyńska¹, J Grzegorczyk, H Sredniawa, A Niedzielska, E Osiecka-Doniec, D Stomma, H Witkowska-Ulatowska, J Borak

Affiliation

¹ Klinika Psychiatrii Dzieci i Młodziezy Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii, Warszawa.

PMID: 8090856

Abstract

In the offspring of patients with affective disorder various psychological disorders were found in 25% subjects. In offspring of healthy persons only 10% were found to have psychological disorders.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child Welfare*
Family Health
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mood Disorders / psychology*
Parents / psychology
Personality Disorders / psychology
Sex Factors