Family-of-origin characteristics in bipolar disorder: A controlled study

Authors
Cooke, RG Young, LT Mohri, L Blake, P Joffe, RT
Citation
Rg. Cooke et al., Family-of-origin characteristics in bipolar disorder: A controlled study, CAN J PSY, 44(4), 1999, pp. 379-381
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE
ISSN journal
07067437 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
379 - 381
Database
ISI
SICI code
0706-7437(199905)44:4<379:FCIBDA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Objective: To assess the family-of-origin characteristics of patients with bipolar disorder relative to those of control subjects. Method: Fifty-six euthymic patients meeting research diagnostic criteria fo r bipolar disorder and 21 control subjects completed the Family Environment Scale (FES) for the family they grew up with. Results: The 2 groups showed strikingly similar profiles on 10 indices of f amily functioning or structure. Conclusions: The results do not support the hypothesis that specific family attributes contribute to the development of bipolar disorder.