Incidence of child and adolescent mental disorders in children aged 0-17 with familial high risk for severe mental illness - A Danish register study

Offspring of parents with severe mental illness (SMI: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder) have an increased risk of developing mental disorder themselves. In childhood they may have neurodevelopmental delays, cognitive deficits and social adversities. We aimed to investigate if these individuals are more at risk of being diagnosed with a mental disorder during childhood/adolescence in a national sample.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - November 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anne A.E. Thorup, Thomas Munk Laursen, Trine Munk-Olsen, Anne Ranning, Preben Bo Mortensen, Kerstin J. Plessen, Merete Nordentoft Source Type: research