Family functioning, social impairment, and symptoms among adolescents with bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Impaired social functioning is common among youth with bipolar disorder (BD), emerges in multiple settings, and persists over time. However, little is known about factors associated with poor peer and family functioning in the early-onset form of BD. Using a sample of adolescents with BD I or II, we examined which symptoms of BD, including nonspecific symptoms such as inattention, aggression, and anxiety/depression, were associated with family functioning (adaptability, cohesion, and conflict) and peer relationship quality.

Method

Adolescents (N = 115; 46% male) with BD I and II and their parents were evaluated before participation in a multi-site randomized controlled trial. Adolescents had experienced an episode of depression, mania, or hypomania within the previ

SUBMITTER: Keenan-Miller D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3462361 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature