Family functioning and the course of adolescent bipolar disorder.

Journal article

The symptoms of bipolar disorder affect and are affected by the functioning of family environments. Little is known, however, about the stability of family functioning among youth with bipolar disorder as they cycle in and out of mood episodes. This study examined family functioning and its relationship to symptoms of adolescent bipolar disorder, using longitudinal measures of family cohesion, adaptability, and conflict. Parent- and adolescent-reported symptom and family functioning data were...

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Authors: Sullivan, A; Judd, C; Axelson, D; Miklowitz, D

• Journal: Behavior therapy
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 837-847
• Publication date: 2012-12-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.04.005
• EISSN: 1878-1888
• ISSN: 0005-7894
• Language: English
• Keywords: Family Therapy; Disease Progression; Male; Questionnaires; Humans; Family Relations; Child; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Expressed Emotion; Drug Therapy; Family Conflict; Family; Adolescent; Female; Parents; Adaptation, Psychological; Bipolar Disorder