Amit Shalev1, John Merranko2, Tina Goldstein2, David J Miklowitz3, David Axelson4, Benjamin I Goldstein5, David Brent2, Kelly Monk2, Mary Beth Hickey2, Danella M Hafeman2, Dara Sakolsky2, Rasim Diler2, Boris Birmaher2. 1. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA; Herman Dana Division of Pediatric Psychiatry, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: shalevamit@gmail.com. 2. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA. 3. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. 4. Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus. 5. University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the longitudinal course of family functioning in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (BD), offspring of parents with non-BD psychopathology, and offspring of healthy control (HC) parents. METHOD: Offspring of parents with BD (256 parents and 481 offspring), parents without BD (82 parents and 162 offspring), and HC parents (88 parents and 175 offspring) 7 to 18 years of age at intake, from the Bipolar Offspring Study (BIOS), were followed for an average of 4.3 years. Family functioning was evaluated using the child- and parent-reported Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale-II and the Conflict Behavior Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using multivariate multilevel regression, generalized linear estimating equation models, and path analysis. RESULTS: Families of parents with BD and parents with non-BD psychopathology showed lower cohesion and adaptability and higher conflict compared with HC families. There were no significant differences in cohesion and adaptability between families of parents with psychopathology. The effect of parental psychopathology on family functioning was mediated by parental psychosocial functioning and, to a lesser extent, offspring disorders. In all 3 groups, parent-reported family conflict was significantly higher than child-reported conflict. Across groups, family cohesion decreased over follow-up, whereas conflict increased. CONCLUSION: Any parental psychopathology predicted family impairment. These results were influenced by the offspring's age and were mediated by parental psychosocial functioning and, to a lesser degree, by offspring psychopathology. These findings emphasize the need to routinely assess family functioning in addition to psychopathology and provide appropriate interventions to parents and offspring.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the longitudinal course of family functioning in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (BD), offspring of parents with non-BD psychopathology, and offspring of healthy control (HC) parents. METHOD: Offspring of parents with BD (256 parents and 481 offspring), parents without BD (82 parents and 162 offspring), and HC parents (88 parents and 175 offspring) 7 to 18 years of age at intake, from the Bipolar Offspring Study (BIOS), were followed for an average of 4.3 years. Family functioning was evaluated using the child- and parent-reported Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale-II and the Conflict Behavior Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using multivariate multilevel regression, generalized linear estimating equation models, and path analysis. RESULTS: Families of parents with BD and parents with non-BD psychopathology showed lower cohesion and adaptability and higher conflict compared with HC families. There were no significant differences in cohesion and adaptability between families of parents with psychopathology. The effect of parental psychopathology on family functioning was mediated by parental psychosocial functioning and, to a lesser extent, offspring disorders. In all 3 groups, parent-reported family conflict was significantly higher than child-reported conflict. Across groups, family cohesion decreased over follow-up, whereas conflict increased. CONCLUSION: Any parental psychopathology predicted family impairment. These results were influenced by the offspring's age and were mediated by parental psychosocial functioning and, to a lesser degree, by offspring psychopathology. These findings emphasize the need to routinely assess family functioning in addition to psychopathology and provide appropriate interventions to parents and offspring.
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