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Psychiatric disorders among offspring of patients with Bipolar and Borderline Personality Disorder
Author(s) -
Küng AnneLise,
Pham Eleonore,
Cordera Paolo,
Hasler Roland,
Aubry JeanMichel,
Dayer Alexandre,
Perroud Nader,
Piguet Camille
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22817
Subject(s) - offspring , borderline personality disorder , bipolar disorder , psychology , psychiatry , prevalence of mental disorders , personality disorders , clinical psychology , personality , mental health , pregnancy , cognition , social psychology , genetics , biology
Objective As part of a larger study investigating biological risk factors for bipolar disorder (BD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD), we investigated the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses presented by young BD or BPD offspring . With respect to the scarcity of studies interested in psychiatric disorders among BPD offspring, we have chosen to report these results despite the small sample size for a prevalence study. Method We recruited 21 BD and 22 BPD offspring and 23 control subjects. All subjects were assessed with a structured interview. Results Our main finding suggests that BPD offspring present a higher rate of psychiatric disorders compared to BD offspring. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder was the most prevalent disorder. Conclusion Our results contribute to the evidence that offspring of patients with BPD, are at high risk with regard to their mental health and deserve both more research and special attention at the clinical level.