The psychopathology among the offspring of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder patients in an Egyptian sample: A comparative study.

Background: A variety of psychiatric illnesses can develop in children of parents who suffer from bipolar affective disorder.

Aims: The purpose of the research was to investigate, among the offsprings of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder type I, the prevalence of a variety of psychiatric diseases as well as a range of behavioral abnormalities.

Method: This was a cross-sectional observational comparative study.