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Toward the Definition of a Bipolar Prodrome: Dimensional Predictors of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in At-Risk Youths.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jul 2016
Hafeman Danella M, Merranko John, Axelson David, Goldstein Benjamin I, Goldstein Tina, Monk Kelly, Hickey Mary Beth, Sakolsky Dara, Diler Rasim, Iyengar Satish, Brent David, Kupfer David, Birmaher Boris
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to assess dimensional symptomatic predictors of new-onset bipolar spectrum disorders in youths at familial risk of bipolar disorder ("at-risk" youths). METHOD: Offspring 6-18 years old of parents with bipolar I or II disorder (N=359) and community comparison offspring (N=220) were recruited. At baseline, 8.4% of the offspring of bipolar parents had a bipolar spectrum disorder. Over 8...
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