Developmental evaluation of family functioning deficits in youths and young adults with childhood-onset bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood-onset bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious condition that affects the patient and family. While research has documented familial dysfunction in individuals with BD, no studies have compared developmental differences in family functioning in youths with BD vs. adults with prospectively verified childhood-onset BD.

Methods

The Family Assessment Device (FAD) was used to examine family functioning in participants with childhood-onset BD (n = 116) vs. healthy controls (HCs) (n = 108), ages 7-30 years, using multivariate analysis of covariance and multiple linear regression.

Results

Participants with BD had significantly worse family functioning in all domains (problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness, affective involvement, behavio

SUBMITTER: MacPherson HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5976258 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature