Prevalence of psychopathology in children of bipolar parents.

The purpose of this study was to determine psychopathology in a large sample of adolescent children (N = 140) of parents (N = 86) with bipolar disorders, using multiple sources of information (child, parent, teacher). The main aims of the study were: 1) to compare parent, teacher and self reported problem behavior ratings of children of bipolar parents with those of children from the general population, and 2) to determine the prevalence of DSM-IV diagnoses in offspring of bipolar parents, and 3) to examine the possible association between gender of the bipolar parent and psychopathology among the offspring.