期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
印刷版ISSN：1735-4315
电子版ISSN：2228-7515
出版年度：2009
卷号：15
期号：2
页码：201-207
语种：English
出版社：Tehran University of Medical Sciences
其他摘要：Abstract Objectives : In this study behavioral and emotional problems of child and adolescent offsprings of bipolar parents were compared to that of their peers with normal parents. Method : In a descriptive cross-sectional study, 86 child and adolescent offsprings of patients with bipolar disorder (subject group) and 93 offsprings of healthy parents who had presented to Iran Psychiatric Hospital and Hazrat-e-Rasool Hospital (control group) were selected using convenience sampling, and were evaluated using demographic form and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Comparison between mean scores of CBCL subscales was done using t-test and Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Results : Mean scores of the subject group in somatic complaints, anxious/ depressed, attention problems, aggression, internalizing, and general problems subscales were higher than that of the control group (p Conclusion : Behavioral problems in the offsprings of parents with bipolar disorder are more prevalent than the individuals in the control group.
