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Gregersen M, Ellersgaard D, Søndergaard A, Christiani C, Hemager N, Spang KS, Burton BK, Uddin MJ, Ohland J, Gantriis D, Greve A, Hjorthøj C, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Clemmensen L, Jepsen JRM, Thorup AAE. Attachment representations in 7-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: Associations with mental disorders and daily functioning: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, VIA 7-A population-based cohort study. Scand J Psychol 2023; 64:776-783. [PMID: 37309265 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Attachment quality may affect psychological functioning. However, evidence on attachment representations and their correlates in children born to parents with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is sparse. METHODS We compared attachment representations in a Danish sample of 482 children aged 7 years at familial high risk of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and population-based controls and examined associations between attachment and mental disorders and daily functioning. Attachment representations were examined with the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP). Mental disorders were ascertained in diagnostic interviews. Daily functioning was assessed with the Children's Global Assessment Scale. RESULTS We found no between-group differences in attachment. Higher levels of secure attachment were associated with decreased risk of concurrent mental disorders in the schizophrenia high-risk group. Higher levels of insecure and disorganized attachment were associated with increased risk of mental disorders across the cohort. Higher levels of secure and insecure attachment were associated with better and poorer daily functioning, respectively. In the current study, results regarding defensive avoidance could not be reported due to methodological limitations. CONCLUSION Familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder is not associated with less secure or more insecure attachment at age 7. Insecure and disorganized attachment representations index risk of mental disorders and poorer functioning. Secure attachment may be a protective factor against mental disorders in children at FHR-SZ. Validation of the SSAP is needed.
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- Maja Gregersen
- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rohd SB, Hjorthøj C, Ohland J, Gregersen M, Hemager N, Søndergaard A, Christiani CA, Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Burton BK, Melau M, Greve A, Gantriis DL, Jepsen JRM, Plessen KJ, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Harder S, Thorup AAE. Experiences of helplessness and fear among caregivers diagnosed with severe mental illness and co-caregivers: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7. Dev Psychopathol 2023; 35:1540-1551. [PMID: 35659307 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422000281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study investigates indicators of disorganized caregiving among caregivers of children who have a familial predisposition of schizophrenia spectrum psychosis (SZ) or bipolar disorder (BP), and whether indicators of disorganized caregiving are associated with the caregivers' and children's level of functioning as well as the children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Indicators of disorganized caregiving were assessed with the Caregiving Helplessness Questionnaire (CHQ). Level of functioning was evaluated using the Children's Global Assessment Scale and the Personal and Social Performance Scale, while dimensional psychopathology were measured with the Child Behavior Checklist. 185 caregivers belonging to a SZ combined group (i.e., SZ-I + SZ co-caregiver), 110 caregivers to a BP combined group (i.e., BP-I + BP co-caregiver), and 184 caregivers to a population-based control group provided data on CHQ. Having a history of SZ or BP or being a co-caregiver to a parent with SZ or BP was associated with higher levels of experiences of helplessness and fear. Higher scores on helplessness were associated with lower level of functioning among caregivers and children and with children having externalizing/internalizing behavior problems. These results emphasize the need for interventions addressing indicators of disorganized caregiving in families with SZ or BP.
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- Sinnika Birkehøj Rohd
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, 1014Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, 1014Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, 1014Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, DK-8200Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, DK-8200Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research (CINS) and Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research (CNSR), Mental Health Centre Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, DK-8200Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, 1353, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, DK-2900Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), DK-8210Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200Copenhagen, Denmark
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Burton BK, Andersen KK, Greve AN, Hemager N, Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Christiani CJ, Gantriis D, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Jepsen JRM, Bliksted VF, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Thorup AAE. Sex differences across developmental domains among children with a familial risk of severe mental disorders. Psychol Med 2023; 53:3628-3643. [PMID: 35156599 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722000265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sex differences in brain structure and neurodevelopment occur in non-clinical populations. We investigated whether sex had a similar effect on developmental domains amongst boys and girls with a familial risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ), bipolar disorder (FHR-BP), and controls. METHODS Through Danish registries, we identified 522 7-year-old children (242 girls) with FHR-SZ, FHR-BP, and controls. We assessed their performance within the domains of neurocognition, motor function, language, social cognition, social behavior, psychopathology, and home environment. RESULTS FHR-SZ boys compared with FHR-SZ girls had a higher proportion of disruptive behavior and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and exhibited lower performance in manual dexterity, balance, and emotion recognition. No sex differences were found between boys and girls within FHR-BP group. Compared with controls, both FHR-SZ boys and FHR-SZ girls showed impaired processing speed and working memory, had lower levels of global functioning, and were more likely to live in an inadequate home environment. Compared with control boys, FHR-SZ boys showed impaired manual dexterity, social behavior, and social responsiveness, and had a higher proportion of ADHD and disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses. Stress and adjustment disorders were more common in FHR-BP boys compared with control boys. We found no differences between FHR-BP girls and control girls. CONCLUSIONS Impairment within neurodevelopmental domains associated within FHR-SZ boys v. FHR-SZ girls was most evident among boys, whereas no sex differences were found within the FHR-BP group (FHR-BP boys v. FHR-BP girls). FHR-SZ boys exhibited the highest proportion of early developmental impairments.
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- Birgitte Klee Burton
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Statistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital Centre Glostrup, Ndr. Ringvej 29-67, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Services, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Services, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Avenue d'Echallens 9, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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Brandt JM, Hemager N, Ellersgaard D, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Ohland J, Søborg Spang K, Christiani C, Burton BK, Greve A, Hjorthøj C, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Møllegaard Jepsen JR, Nordentoft M, Elgaard Thorup AA. Hair cortisol concentrations and perceived stress in 7-year-old children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2023; 125:110750. [PMID: 36921662 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Dysregulation of the HPA-axis, perceived stress and interpersonal trauma are associated with an elevated risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Being at familial high-risk of these two mental disorders also constitutes an increased risk. In this study, we aimed to investigate hair cortisol concentrations and perceived stress among 7-year-old children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ), bipolar disorder (FHR-BP), and population-based controls (controls). METHODS A total of 515 children (mean age 7.8, SD 0.2) from baseline assessment of the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7 participated in this study. Hair cortisol concentrations were analyzed among 322 children (FHR-SZ; N = 111, FHR-BP; N = 82, controls; N = 129). Perceived stress was assessed with the Daily Life Stressor Scale including 512 children (FHR-SZ; N = 195, FHR-BP; N = 118, controls; N = 199). Interpersonal trauma was measured with face-to-face interviews. RESULTS Seven-year-old children at FHR-SZ or FHR-BP did not have a higher level of hair cortisol concentrations compared with controls (FHR-SZ: mean: 5.10, 95%CI 3.69-6.52; FHR-BP: mean: 5.01, 95%CI 3.27-6.72; controls: mean: 4.51, 95%CI 3.61-5.40; p = 0.77). Self-reported perceived stress was higher among children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP compared with controls (FHR-SZ: mean: 12.09, 95%CI 10.99-13.19; FHR-BP: mean: 10.69, 95%CI 9.38-11.99; controls: mean: 8.90, 95%CI 8.13-9.68; p < 0.001). There was no significant association between hair cortisol concentrations and perceived stress (p = 0.84). Exploratory analyses revealed that interpersonal trauma exposure was neither associated with elevated hair cortisol nor perceived stress. CONCLUSIONS Children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP did not exhibit higher levels of hair cortisol concentrations at age 7, while both FHR-groups had higher level of self-reported perceived stress compared with controls. Early attention to stress in children at FHR is crucial and these vulnerabilities should be targeted in future interventions studies.
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- Julie Marie Brandt
- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark.
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Denmark; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Copenhagen University Hospital - Psychiatry Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Denmark; Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Denmark; University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark; Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Denmark
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Steffensen NL, Hemager N, Bundgaard AF, Gantriis DL, Burton BK, Ellersgaard D, Carlsen AH, Bliksted V, Plessen KJ, Jepsen JRM, Nordentoft M, Thorup AAE, Mors O, Greve AN. Affective lability in parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and their co-parents - The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7. Psychiatry Res 2023; 321:115092. [PMID: 36773417 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
In bipolar disorder, dysregulation of affect is a core feature while knowledge on affective lability in schizophrenia is sparse. Research on affective lability in partners to individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder is also lacking. The objective of this study was to investigate affective lability in parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and their co-parents without these disorders. The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7 is a population-based cohort study. This study focuses on parents diagnosed with schizophrenia (n = 148), their co-parents (n = 157), parents with bipolar disorder (n = 98), their co-parents (n = 89) and control parents (n = 359). The Affective Lability Scale - short form (ALS-SF) was used to measure affective lability. We found significantly higher levels of affective lability in parents with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder compared with controls, but no significant differences between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Co-parents to parents with schizophrenia had significantly higher levels of affective lability compared to controls. Our results add to the existing knowledge concerning underlying transdiagnostic factors and nonrandom mating in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and highlight the need for studies of parental affective lability as a potential risk factor for offspring in families with parental schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
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- Nanna Lawaetz Steffensen
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N 2200, Denmark; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Copenhagen University Hospital - Psychiatry Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N 8200, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 29-67, Glostrup 2600, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N 2200, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N 8200, Denmark.
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Krantz MF, Hjorthøj C, Ellersgaard D, Hemager N, Christiani C, Spang KS, Burton BK, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Greve A, Ohland J, Mortensen PB, Plessen KJ, Bliksted V, Jepsen JRM, Thorup AAE, Mors O, Nordentoft M. Examining selection bias in a population-based cohort study of 522 children with familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and controls: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2023; 58:113-140. [PMID: 36087138 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02338-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Knowledge about representativity of familial high-risk studies of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is essential to generalize study conclusions. The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study (VIA 7), a population-based case-control familial high-risk study, creates a unique opportunity for combining assessment and register data to examine cohort representativity. METHODS Through national registers, we identified the population of 11,959 children of parents with schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) and controls from which the 522 children participating in The VIA 7 Study (202 FHR-SZ, 120 FHR-BP and 200 controls) were selected. Socio-economic and health data were obtained to compare high-risk groups and controls, and participants versus non-participants. Selection bias impact on results was analyzed through inverse probability weights. RESULTS In the total sample of 11,959 children, FHR-SZ and FHR-BP children had more socio-economic and health disadvantages than controls (p < 0.001 for most). VIA 7 non-participants had a poorer function, e.g. more paternal somatic and mental illness (p = 0.02 and p = 0.04 for FHR-SZ), notifications of concern (FHR-BP and PBC p < 0.001), placements out of home (p = 0.03 for FHR-SZ), and lower level of education (p ≤ 0.01 for maternal FHR-SZ and FHR-BP, p = 0.001 for paternal FHR-BP). Inverse probability weighted analyses of results generated from the VIA Study showed minor changes in study findings after adjustment for the found selection bias. CONCLUSIONS Familial high-risk families have multiple socio-economic and health disadvantages. In The VIA 7 Study, although comparable regarding mental illness severity after their child's birth, socioeconomic and health disadvantages are more profound amongst non-participants than amongst participants.
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- Mette Falkenberg Krantz
- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark. .,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- Research Unit at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, opg. 3A, 1. sal, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- Research Unit at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, opg. 3A, 1. sal, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,The Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, Aarhus N, 8200, Arhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Services, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N, 8200, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,Department of Economics and Business Economics, National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Bygning R2640-R2641, Aarhus V, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Avenue d'Echallens 9, 1004, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,The Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, Aarhus N, 8200, Arhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Services, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N, 8200, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Research Unit at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, opg. 3A, 1. sal, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Center Glostrup, Nordstjernevej 41, 2600, Glostrup, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Research Unit at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, opg. 3A, 1. sal, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark.,The Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, Aarhus N, 8200, Arhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Services, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N, 8200, Arhus, Denmark
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- CORE- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 and VIA 11, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, opg. 15, 1. Sal., 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,iPSYCH -The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Fuglesangs Allé 26, Aarhus N, 8210, Arhus, Denmark
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Gregersen M, Møllegaard Jepsen JR, Rohd SB, Søndergaard A, Brandt JM, Ellersgaard D, Hjorthøj C, Ohland J, Krantz MF, Wilms M, Andreassen AK, Veddum L, Knudsen CB, Greve AN, Bliksted V, Mors O, Clemmensen L, Nordentoft M, Hemager N, Elgaard Thorup AA. Developmental Pathways and Clinical Outcomes of Early Childhood Psychotic Experiences in Preadolescent Children at Familial High Risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: A Prospective, Longitudinal Cohort Study - The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, VIA 11. Am J Psychiatry 2022; 179:628-639. [PMID: 36048497 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21101076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Psychotic experiences are common in children and adolescents and are associated with concurrent and subsequent psychopathology. Most findings originate from general population studies, whereas little is known of the clinical outcomes of psychotic experiences in children and adolescents at familial high risk of psychosis. We examined the prevalence of psychotic experiences in middle childhood and whether early childhood psychotic experiences and developmental pathways of psychotic experiences predicted mental disorders in middle childhood in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ), bipolar disorder (FHR-BP), and a population-based control group. METHODS In a longitudinal population-based cohort study children at FHR-SZ (N=170), FHR-BP (N=103), and the control group (N=174) were assessed for psychotic experiences and axis I disorders with face-to-face interviews in early and middle childhood (at 7 and 11 years of age). RESULTS Psychotic experiences were more prevalent in children at FHR-SZ (31.8%, odds ratio 2.1, 95% CI 1.3-3.4) than in the control group (18.4%) in middle childhood. Early childhood psychotic experiences predicted mental disorders in middle childhood after adjusting for early childhood disorders and familial risk (odds ratio 2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.1). Having three or more psychotic experiences increased odds the most (odds ratio 2.5, 95% CI 1.1-5.7). Persistent psychotic experiences were associated with increased odds of middle childhood disorders (odds ratio 4.1, 95% CI 2.1-8.4). Psychotic experiences were nondifferentially associated with mental disorders across the three familial risk groups. CONCLUSIONS Early childhood psychotic experiences predict mental disorders in middle childhood. Psychotic experiences index vulnerability for psychopathology nondifferentially in children at familial high risk and the control group. Psychotic experiences should be included in mental health screenings including children at familial high risk.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maja Gregersen
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Ditte Ellersgaard
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Carsten Hjorthøj
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Jessica Ohland
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Mette Falkenberg Krantz
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Martin Wilms
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Anna Krogh Andreassen
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Lotte Veddum
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Christina Bruun Knudsen
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Aja Neergaard Greve
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Vibeke Bliksted
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Ole Mors
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Lars Clemmensen
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Merete Nordentoft
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Nicoline Hemager
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
| | - Anne Amalie Elgaard Thorup
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (Gregersen, Møllegaard, Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Ellersgaard, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Clemmensen, Nordentoft, Hemager); The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark (Gregersen, Møllegaard Jepsen, Rohd, Søndergaard, Brandt, Hjorthøj, Ohland, Krantz, Wilms, Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Gregersen, Søndergaard, Brandt, Nordentoft, Hemager, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen, Clemmensen, Thorup); Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen (Møllegaard, Jepsen); Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen (Hjorthøj); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Bliksted, Mors); Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Denmark (Andreassen, Veddum, Knudsen, Greve, Bliksted, Mors)
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Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Brandt JM, Ellersgaard D, Rohd SB, Hjorthøj C, Ohland J, Krantz MF, Wilms M, Andreassen AK, Knudsen CB, Veddum L, Greve A, Bliksted V, Mors O, Clemmensen L, Møllegaard Jepsen JR, Nordentoft M, Hemager N, Thorup AAE. Mental disorders in preadolescent children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder - a four-year follow-up study: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, VIA 11: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, VIA 11. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2022; 63:1046-1056. [PMID: 34918345 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have an elevated prevalence of mental disorders but studies of children within a narrow age range are lacking and there are few conjoint studies of these two groups. Knowledge on their mental health is important for prevention and early intervention. METHODS The authors examined mental disorders and global functioning in children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) and bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) compared with population-based controls. In a longitudinal cohort study, 450 children (FHR-SZ, n = 171; FHR-BP, n = 104; controls, n = 175), were assessed for Axis I disorders at baseline and four-year follow-up (mean age 11.9, SD 0.2) with the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children and for global functioning with Children's Global Assessment Scale. RESULTS Cumulative incidence of Any Axis I disorder was elevated by age 11 in children at FHR-SZ (54.4%, OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.9-4.7, p < .001) and children at FHR-BP (52.9%, OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.7-4.7, p < .001) compared with controls (28.6%). Children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP had higher rates of affective disorders (OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.4-13.5, p = .009; OR 5.1, 95% CI 1.6-16.4, p = .007), anxiety disorders (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.1-4.0, p = .02; OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.5-6.1, p = .002), and stress and adjustment disorders (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.4-7.5, p = .006; OR 5.3, 95% CI 2.2-12.4, p < .001). Disruptive behavior disorders (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.0-7.3, p = .04) and ADHD (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.6-5.3, p < .001) were elevated in children at FHR-SZ. Both FHR groups had lower global functioning than controls. Cumulative incidence of disorders increased equally across the three groups from early childhood to preadolescence and level of functioning did not change differentially. CONCLUSIONS Children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP have an elevated prevalence of mental disorders and poorer functioning than controls. Vulnerability in children at FHR manifests early and remains stable throughout childhood. Early attention toward their mental health and identification of those in need of intervention is warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maja Gregersen
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Anne Søndergaard
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Julie Marie Brandt
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Ditte Ellersgaard
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Sinnika Birkehøj Rohd
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Carsten Hjorthøj
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Jessica Ohland
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Mette Falkenberg Krantz
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Martin Wilms
- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Anna Krogh Andreassen
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Christina Bruun Knudsen
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Lotte Veddum
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Aja Greve
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
| | - Vibeke Bliksted
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE-Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research-iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Spang KS, Hagstrøm J, Ellersgaard D, Christiani C, Hemager N, Burton BK, Greve AN, Rohr K, Gantriis D, Vangkilde S, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Obel C, Plessen KJ, Jepsen JRM, Thorup AAE. Emotion regulation in 7-year-old children with familial high risk for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder compared to controls - The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7, a population-based cohort study. Br J Clin Psychol 2022; 61:1103-1118. [PMID: 36029104 DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Emotion regulation is a predictor of overall life outcome. Problems of emotion regulation are associated with multiple psychiatric disorders and could be a potential treatment target for improving well-being and functioning. Children at familial high risk of severe mental illness have a markedly increased risk of various psychopathology and constitute a group at significant risk of emotion regulation problems. Investigations of emotion regulation in children at familial high risk of severe mental illness are sparse. METHODS We applied an instrument for assessing emotion regulation, the Tangram Emotion Coding Manual (TEC-M), to a population-based cohort of 522 7-year-old children born to parents diagnosed with either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and matched controls. The TEC-M is an ecologically valid, clinician-rated observational test measure of spontaneous emotion regulation. We aimed to compare emotion regulation between risk groups and to investigate associations between emotion regulation and psychopathology and daily life functioning, and between emotion regulation and an acknowledged questionnaire-based dysregulation profile. RESULTS In this early developmental phase, we found no between group differences in emotion regulation. We found a significant but weak negative association between emotion regulation and both child psychopathology and the presence of a dysregulation profile on the Child Behavior Checklist and a weak positive association between emotion regulation and current level of functioning. CONCLUSIONS These findings contribute to the understanding of emotion regulation in familial high-risk children and further studies of emotion regulation in children at familial high risk of severe mental illness are warranted.
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- Katrine Søborg Spang
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Psychology, Center for Visual Cognition, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research (CINS) and Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research (CNSR), Mental health Center Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jefsen OH, Nudel R, Wang Y, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Hemager N, Christiani CAJ, Burton BK, Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Gantriis DL, Plessen KJ, Jepsen JRM, Thorup AAE, Werge T, Nordentoft M, Mors O, Greve AN. Genetic assortative mating for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2022; 65:e53. [PMID: 35996886 PMCID: PMC9491077 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psychiatric disorders are highly polygenic and show patterns of partner resemblance. Partner resemblance has direct population-level genetic implications if it is caused by assortative mating, but not if it is caused by convergence or social homogamy. Using genetics may help distinguish these different mechanisms. Here, we investigated whether partner resemblance for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is influenced by assortative mating using polygenic risk scores (PRSs). METHODS PRSs from The Danish High-Risk and Resilience Study-VIA 7 were compared between parents in three subsamples: population-based control parent pairs (N=198), parent pairs where at least one parent had schizophrenia (N=193), and parent pairs where at least one parent had bipolar disorder (N=115). RESULTS The PRS for schizophrenia was predictive of schizophrenia in the full sample and showed a significant correlation between parent pairs (r=0.121, p=0.0440), indicative of assortative mating. The PRS for bipolar disorder was also correlated between parent pairs (r=0.162, p=0.0067), but it was not predictive of bipolar disorder in the full sample, limiting the interpretation. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides genetic evidence for assortative mating for schizophrenia, with important implications for our understanding of the genetics of schizophrenia.
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- Oskar Hougaard Jefsen
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- CORE – Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Center for Neonatal Screening, Department for Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- CORE – Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre – Research Unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- CORE – Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre – Research Unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre – Research Unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- CORE – Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre – Research Unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- CORE – Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre – Research Unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Hellerup, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre – Research Unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services Copenhagen, Roskilde, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- CORE – Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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Christiani CJ, Hemager N, Ellersgaard D, Thorup AAE, Spang KS, Burton BK, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Greve A, Gantriis DL, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Jepsen JRM. Heterogeneity of social cognitive and language functions in children at familial high-risk of severe mental illness; The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2022; 31:991-1002. [PMID: 33559734 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01722-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Cognitive heterogeneity characterizes individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; however, little is known of cognitive heterogeneity within young children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. This study aimed to investigate heterogeneity across social cognitive and language functions in children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, i.e. severe mental illness (FHR-SMI). This may help designate subgroups in need of intervention initiatives. A data-driven, hierarchical cluster analysis was applied across a sample of 322 children at FHR-SMI (FHR-SZ, n = 200; FHR-BP, n = 120) on measures of Theory of Mind, facial emotion recognition, social cognitive processing speed, receptive and pragmatic language. We examined differences between subgroups as well as differences between subgroups and a control group. Exploratively, the subgroups were compared in terms of social responsiveness and global functioning. A Typical-High Functioning Subgroup with intact social cognitive and language functioning (34.5%), a Mildly Impaired Subgroup with selective impairments in explicit Theory of Mind and language functioning (58.7%), and a Significantly Impaired Subgroup with social cognitive and language functioning impairments (6.8%) were identified. The subgroups differed significantly from each other and overall compares to the controls. The Significantly and Mildly Impaired Subgroups presented with poorer social responsiveness and global functioning than the Typical-High Functioning Subgroup. In young children with FHR-SMI, three subgroups with relatively homogeneous social cognitive and language functioning profiles were observed. Only a small proportion of children at FHR-SMI displayed large social cognitive and language functioning impairments in middle childhood.
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- Camilla Jerlang Christiani
- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark. .,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Risskov, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA7, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services-Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Glostrup, Denmark
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Hemager N, Christiani CJ, Thorup AAE, Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Burton BK, Gregersen M, Greve AN, Wang Y, Nudel R, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Jepsen JRM. Neurocognitive heterogeneity in 7-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: The Danish high risk and resilience study - VIA 7. J Affect Disord 2022; 302:214-223. [PMID: 35085674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Studies of neurocognitive heterogeneity in young children at familial high-risk of bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) or schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) are important to investigate inter-individual neurocognitive differences. We aimed to identify neurocognitive subgroups, describe prevalence of FHR-BP or FHR-SZ children herein, and examine risk ratios (RR) compared with controls. METHODS In a population-based cohort of 514 7-year-old children (197 FHR-SZ, 118 FHR-BP, and 199 matched controls) we used hierarchical cluster analyses to identify subgroups across 14 neurocognitive indices. RESULTS Three neurocognitive subgroups were derived: A Mildly Impaired (30%), Typical (51%), and Above Average subgroup (19%). The Mildly Impaired subgroup significantly underperformed controls (Cohen d = 0.11-1.45; Ps < 0.001) except in set-shifting (P = .84). FHR-SZ children were significantly more prevalent in the Mildly Impaired subgroup; FHR-BP children were more so in the Above Average subgroup (X2 (2, N = 315) = 9.64, P < .01). 79.7% FHR-BP and 64.6% FHR-SZ children demonstrated typical or above average neurocognitive functions. Neurocognitive heterogeneity related significantly to concurrent functioning, psychopathology severity, home environment adequacy, and polygenic scores for schizophrenia (Ps <. 01). Compared with controls, FHR-SZ and FHR-BP children had a 93% (RR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.40-2.64) and 8% (RR, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.71-1.66) increased risk of Mildly Impaired subgroup membership. LIMITATIONS Limitations include the cross-sectional design and smaller FHR-BP sample size. CONCLUSIONS Identification of neurocognitive heterogeneity in preadolescent children at FHR-BP or FHR-SZ may ease stigma and enable pre-emptive interventions to enhance neurocognitive functioning and resilience to mental illness in the impaired sub-population.
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- Nicoline Hemager
- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Mental Health Center Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Capital Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Gentoftevej 15, 4th floor, Copenhagen, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Brandt JM, Hemager N, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Falkenberg Krantz M, Ohland J, Wilms M, Birkehøj Rohd S, Hjorthøj C, Veddum L, Bruun Knudsen C, Krogh Andreassen A, Greve A, Spang KS, Christiani CA, Ellersgaard D, Klee Burton B, Gantriis DL, Bliksted V, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Møllegaard Jepsen JR, Nordentoft M, Elgaard Thorup AA. Childhood trauma in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: A longitudinal study. The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7 and VIA 11. Br J Clin Psychol 2022; 61:875-894. [PMID: 35332530 DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Childhood trauma increases the risk of developing mental illness as does being born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. We aimed to compare prevalence of lifetime childhood trauma among 11-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) compared with population-based controls (PBCs). DESIGN The study is a longitudinal, prospective cohort study of children at FHR-SZ, FHR-BP, and PBCs. METHODS A cohort of 512 children at FHR-SZ (N = 199), FHR-BP (N = 118), and PBCs (N = 195) were examined at baseline (mean age 7.8, SD 0.2) and 451 children at FHR-SZ (N = 172), FHR-BP (N = 104), and PBCs (N = 175) were examined at four-year follow-up (mean age 11.9, SD 0.2, retention rate 87.3%). Childhood trauma was measured with a semi-structured interview. RESULTS Children at FHR-BP had an elevated risk of exposure to any lifetime trauma (age 0-11 years) compared with PBCs (OR 2.082, 95%CI 1.223-3.545, p = .007) measured with binary logistic regression. One-way ANOVA revealed that both FHR-groups had a higher lifetime prevalence of exposure to a greater number of types of trauma compared with PBCs (FHR-SZ: observed mean: 1.53, 95%CI 1.29-1.77; FHR-BP: observed mean: 1.56, 95%CI 1.26-1.85; PBCs: observed mean: 0.99, 95%CI 0.82-1.17; p < .001). Binary logistic regression showed that the lifetime risk of exposure to interpersonal trauma (age 0-11 years) was elevated for both FHR-groups (FHR-SZ: OR 3.773, 95%CI 2.122-6.710, p < .001; FHR-BP: OR 3.602, 95%CI 1.913-6.783, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS Children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP are at increased risk for being exposed to childhood trauma compared with PBCs. This study underscores the need for early detection, support, and prevention of childhood trauma in children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP.
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- Julie Marie Brandt
- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Hellerup, Denmark
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- CORE - Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research - iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Thorup AAE, Gantriis DL, Greve AN, Henriksen MT, Zahle KK, Stadsgaard H, Ellersgaard D, Burton BK, Christiani CJ, Spang K, Hemager N, Jepsen JRM, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Mors O, Bliksted V. Exploring protective and risk factors in the home environment in high-risk families - results from the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study-VIA 7. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:100. [PMID: 35139818 PMCID: PMC8827286 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-03733-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Exposure to inadequate home environment may put the healthy development of familial high-risk children at risk. This study aimed to investigate associations between risk factors and an adequate home environment of children having a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. METHODS From a cohort of 522 children, data from 463 7-year-old children was included. Of these 172 children had familial risk for schizophrenia, 109 children had familial risk for bipolar disorder, and 190 were population-based controls. As part of a comprehensive battery, all participants were assessed with the Middle Childhood-Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (MC-HOME Inventory) measuring the quality of the home environment. RESULTS When analyzing all families together, we found that having a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia would have a negative impact on the home environment (ß = -1.08; 95% CI (-2.16;-0.01); p = 0.05), while familial risk for bipolar disorder did not show significant predictive value. Being a single caregiver and child having experienced severe life events from ages 4 to 7 showed significant negative impact, while child having a mental illness diagnosis did not. Being a female caregiver, good social functioning of the caregiver, high child IQ and not being a single caregiver were found to predict positive values for the home environment. We found similar results when analyzing caregivers with and without a diagnosis separately. CONCLUSIONS Knowledge of what predicts good home environment should be used to inform development of early interventions for families at risk.
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- Anne Amalie Elgaard Thorup
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark. .,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,CORE Copenhagen Research Unit, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,CORE Copenhagen Research Unit, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,CORE Copenhagen Research Unit, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,CORE Copenhagen Research Unit, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,CORE Copenhagen Research Unit, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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Spang KS, Thorup AAE, Ellersgaard D, Hemager N, Christiani C, Burton BK, Gantriis D, Greve A, Gregersen M, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Jepsen JRM, Obel C, Plessen KJ. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Is of Clinical Significance Regarding Emotional and Behavioral Problems in 7-Year-Old Children With Familial Risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder and Population-Based Controls the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study-VIA 7; A Population-Based Cohort Study. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:861219. [PMID: 35693960 PMCID: PMC9174569 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.861219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Children born to parents with severe mental illness are at increased risk of mental and behavioral difficulties during childhood. We aimed to investigate the occurrence of clinically significant behavioral difficulties in 7-year-old children of parents diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder as well as in control children by using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Further, we aimed to determine if the SDQ could function as a screening instrument for clinically relevant behavioral problems of children at high risk of these severe mental illnesses. METHODS By means of the Danish National Registers, we established a cohort of 522 7-year old children stratified by familial high risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorder (N = 202), bipolar disorder (N =120), and controls (N = 200). The child's primary caregiver completed the SDQ parent version and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) while the schoolteacher completed the SDQ teacher version and the CBCL teacher equivalent; the Teachers Report Form (TRF). Finally, global functioning was assessed with the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS). RESULTS Children with familial high risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder or bipolar disorder have a significantly increased risk (OR = 3.8 and 2.3) of suffering clinically significant behavioral difficulties at age 7-years according to SDQ parent ratings. The SDQ discriminates with moderate to high sensitivity and high specificity between familial high-risk children with and without a psychiatric diagnosis and has overall compelling discriminatory abilities in line with the more time consuming CBCL/TRF.Conclusions Familial high-risk children have more behavioral difficulties and more frequently at a level indicative of mental illness compared to control children as measured by the SDQ. The SDQ works well as a screening instrument for clinically relevant behavioral problems in high-risk children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katrine Søborg Spang
- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health-Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services-Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Hemager N, Christiani CJ, Burton BK, Greve AN, Gantriis D, Ohland J, Pedersen MG, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Plessen KJ, Obel C, Jepsen JRM, Thorup AAE. Executive functions in 7-year-old children of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder compared with controls: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study-VIA 7, a population-based cohort study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021; 30:1871-1884. [PMID: 33025076 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01650-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Cognitive impairments are strongly associated with schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BP) with executive functions (EF) impairments as a likely key feature. Studies of everyday behavior rated EF in young children at familial high risk of SZ (FHR-SZ) are scarce and, to our knowledge, non-existent in young children at familial high risk of BP (FHR-BP). We aimed to compare everyday behavior-rated EF of FHR-SZ, FHR-BP, and control children. A nationwide population-based cohort of 522 7-year-old children with parents diagnosed with either SZ (N = 202) or BP (N = 120) and matched controls (N = 200) were recruited using the Danish national registries. The children's EF were assessed with the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions questionnaire rated by primary caregivers and teachers. According to primary caregiver assessments, FHR-SZ children displayed widespread EF impairments and had an odds ratio of 3.7 (2.0-6.9) of having clinically significant global EF impairments compared to controls. FHR-BP children were most severely impaired regarding EF related to emotional control and had an odds ratio of 2.5 (1.2-5.1) of clinically significant global EF impairments compared to controls. Teacher assessments were overall comparable to primary caregiver assessments but teachers rated more difficulties in the FHR-SZ group than primary caregivers. Already at age 7, children with a parental history of SZ or BP displayed significant impairments of EF in everyday-life situations. FHR-SZ children displayed widespread significant impairments of EF, whereas FHR-BP children were most severely impaired on emotional control. Clinicians should be aware of potential EF impairments in FHR children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katrine Søborg Spang
- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark. .,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Palle Juul-Jensens Blv. 175, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Palle Juul-Jensens Blv. 175, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Economics and Business Economics, National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, CIRRAU, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Palle Juul-Jensens Blv. 175, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - Core, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Research Unit, Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Burton BK, Petersen A, Eichele H, Hemager N, Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Christiani CJ, Greve A, Gantriis D, Jepsen JRM, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Thorup AA, Plessen KJ, Vangkilde S. Post-error adjustment among children aged 7 years with a familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: A population-based cohort study. Dev Psychopathol 2021; 34:1-11. [PMID: 33993894 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421000444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The cognitive control system matures gradually with age and shows age-related sex differences. To gain knowledge concerning error adaptation in familial high-risk groups, investigating error adaptation among the offspring of parents with severe mental disorders is important and may contribute to the understanding of cognitive functioning in at-risk individuals. We identified an observational cohort through Danish registries and measured error adaptation using an Eriksen flanker paradigm. We tested 497 7-year-old children with a familial high risk of schizophrenia (N = 192) or bipolar disorder (N = 116) for deficits in error adaptation compared with a control group (N = 189). We investigated whether error adaptation differed between high-risk groups compared with controls and sex differences in the adaptation to errors, irrespective of high-risk status. Overall, children exhibited post-error slowing (PES), but the slowing of responses did not translate to significant improvements in accuracy. No differences were detected between either high-risk group compared with the controls. Boys showed less PES and PES after incongruent trials than girls. Our results suggest that familial high risk of severe mental disorders does not influence error adaptation at this early stage of cognitive control development. Error adaptation behavior at age 7 years shows specific sex differences.
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- Birgitte Klee Burton
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for Visual Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark
- Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital Centre Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
- Centre for Visual Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Greve AN, Uher R, Als TD, Jepsen JRM, Mortensen EL, Gantriis DL, Ohland J, Burton BK, Ellersgaard D, Christiani CJ, Spang KS, Hemager N, Plessen KJ, Thorup AAE, Bliksted V, Nordentoft M, Mors O. A Nationwide Cohort Study of Nonrandom Mating in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Schizophr Bull 2021; 47:1342-1350. [PMID: 33772315 PMCID: PMC8379547 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Nonrandom mating in parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder increases the population-level genetic variance among the offspring generation and creates familial (risk) environments likely to be shaped by specific conditions. The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of mental disorder and levels of cognitive and social functioning in individuals who have children by partners with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder compared to controls. The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 is a population-based cohort study conducted in Denmark between 2013 and 2016. This study focus on parents diagnosed with schizophrenia (n = 150) or bipolar disorder (n = 100) and control parents (n = 182), as well as their partners without schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (n = 440). We used linear mixed-effect models, and main outcomes were mental disorders, intelligence, processing speed, verbal working memory, and social functioning. We found that parents having children by a partner with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder more often fulfilled the criteria for a mental disorder and had poorer social functioning compared to parents having children by a partner without schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Furthermore, parents having children by a partner with schizophrenia performed poorer on processing speed compared to parents in the control group. The presence of nonrandom mating found in this study has implications for our understanding of familial transmission of these disorders and our findings should be considered in future investigations of potential risk factors for children with a parent with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
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- Aja Neergaard Greve
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital—Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,To whom correspondence should be addressed; tel: +45 6179 7035, e-mail:
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, 5909 Veterans’ Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 29–67, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, Building 15, 4th, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej nr 3A, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Oester Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital—Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, Building 15, 4th, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej nr 3A, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, Building 15, 4th, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, Building 15, 4th, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej nr 3A, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, Building 15, 4th, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej nr 3A, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej nr 3A, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospitalsvej nr 3A, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital—Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark,Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, Building 15, 4th, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital—Psychiatry, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Hemager N, Jepsen JRM, Thorup A, Christiani C, Ellersgaard D, Spang KS, Burton BK, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Greve AN, Gantriis DL, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Plessen KJ. Decision making and its associations to neurocognitive functions, psychopathology, and the home environment in seven-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7. J Affect Disord 2021; 281:609-617. [PMID: 33257040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Slower and suboptimal decision making has been identified in adults with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Owing to the limited evidence on decision making in first-degree relatives, we aimed to investigate, whether alterations in decision making are present in young children at familial high risk of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. METHODS In this population-based cohort study we assessed decision making in 197 children at familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ), 115 children at familial high risk of bipolar disorder (FHR-BP), and 190 controls aged seven using the Cambridge Gambling Task. Potential associations to neurocognition, psychopathology, and the home environment were investigated. RESULTS Children at FHR-SZ or FHR-BP displayed intact decision making. Quality of decision making showed significant but weak cross-sectional associations to neurocognition and adequacy of the home environment. Associations to aspects of executive functions and the home environment differed across groups. LIMITATIONS Due to the cross-sectional nature of this study, the predictive value of efficient and inefficient decision making remains to be investigated in planned follow-up studies of this cohort. CONCLUSIONS Young children at FHR-SZ or FHR-BP do not differ from controls in decision making efficacy, which does not appear to be an early risk marker of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Decision making is weakly associated to neurocognition and the home environment, but not to general intelligence or psychopathology.
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- Nicoline Hemager
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark; Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Ver Loren van Themaat AH, Hemager N, Korsgaard Johnsen L, Klee Burton B, Ellersgaard D, Christiani C, Brandt J, Gregersen M, Falkenberg Krantz M, Søborg Spang K, Søndergaard A, Møllegaard Jepsen JR, Elgaard Thorup AA, Siebner HR, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Vangkilde S. Development of visual attention from age 7 to age 12 in children with familial high risk for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Schizophr Res 2021; 228:327-335. [PMID: 33540144 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Children with familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) are at increased risk of developing similar disorders and show cognitive deficits during childhood. The aim of this paper is to investigate visual attention and its developmental trajectories in children with FHR-SZ and with FHR-BP to increase our knowledge about potential cognitive endophenotypes of these two disorders. METHODS We compared the performance of 89 children with FHR-SZ (N = 32), FHR-BP (N = 22), and population-based controls (PBC, N = 35) at age 7 to that at age 12 as well as including 133 12-year-old children with FHR-SZ (N = 50), FHR-BP (N = 43) and PBC (N = 40) to investigate visual attention, as part of the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study. We used the TVA-based whole report paradigm, based on the Bundesen's Theory of Visual Attention (TVA) to investigate visual attention. RESULTS Children with FHR-SZ that showed deficits in visual processing speed at age 7 improved to a level that was not significantly different from controls at age 12. All children improved over time. We found no attentional deficits in FHR children at age 12. CONCLUSIONS On visual attention, children with FHR-SZ did not show developmental deficits or lags and, together with children with FHR-BP, they develop similarly to control children between age 7 to age 12. This emphasizes the potential of beneficial neuroplastic changes in cognitive deficits found at younger ages in children with FHR-SZ. It also highlights the importance of identifying and characterizing cognitive developmental trajectories of high-risk children and provides hope that visual attention may develop appropriately in these groups.
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- Anna Hester Ver Loren van Themaat
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark.
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Visual Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ellersgaard D, Gregersen M, Spang KS, Christiani C, Burton BK, Hemager N, Søndergaard A, Greve A, Gantriis D, Jepsen JRM, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Thorup AAE, Nordentoft M. Psychotic experiences in seven-year-old children with familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7; A population-based cohort study. Schizophr Res 2021; 228:510-518. [PMID: 33308959 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
We aimed to examine the prevalence of psychotic experiences (PEs) in children with familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) and, in exploratory analyses, to examine the possible associations between PEs and mental disorders as well as level of functioning. A cohort of seven-year-old children with FHR-SZ (N = 199), FHR-BP (N = 118) and controls (N = 196) was recruited through Danish nationwide registers. Lifetime PEs were assessed through interviews using the psychosis section of the 'Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children - Present and Lifetime Version' (K-SADS-PL). Lifetime DSM-IV diagnoses were ascertained through K-SADS-PL and the level of functioning of the children through 'Children's Global Assessment Scale'. Both children with FHR-SZ (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.4-6.2, p = 0.005) and FHR-BP (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.3-6.7, p = 0.011) had an increased risk of having experienced "severe" PEs compared with controls. In the overall cohort PEs were associated with any lifetime mental disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, anxiety disorders and a lower level of functioning. The findings of a higher proportion of high risk children reporting PEs could represent an early manifestation of later more severe psychopathology or simply an unspecific transitory symptom. Future follow-up studies of this cohort will explore the predictive value of the occurrence of PEs at age seven.
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- Ditte Ellersgaard
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Avenue d'Echallens 9, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 3A, 1th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th floor, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Nudel R, Christiani CAJ, Ohland J, Uddin MJ, Hemager N, Ellersgaard D, Spang KS, Burton BK, Greve AN, Gantriis DL, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Jepsen JRM, Thorup AAE, Mors O, Werge T, Nordentoft M. Quantitative genome-wide association analyses of receptive language in the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study. BMC Neurosci 2020; 21:30. [PMID: 32635940 PMCID: PMC7341668 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-020-00581-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the most basic human traits is language. Linguistic ability, and disability, have been shown to have a strong genetic component in family and twin studies, but molecular genetic studies of language phenotypes are scarce, relative to studies of other cognitive traits and neurodevelopmental phenotypes. Moreover, most genetic studies examining such phenotypes do not incorporate parent-of-origin effects, which could account for some of the heritability of the investigated trait. We performed a genome-wide association study of receptive language, examining both child genetic effects and parent-of-origin effects. RESULTS Using a family-based cohort with 400 children with receptive language scores, we found a genome-wide significant paternal parent-of-origin effect with a SNP, rs11787922, on chromosome 9q21.31, whereby the T allele reduced the mean receptive language score by ~ 23, constituting a reduction of more than 1.5 times the population SD (P = 1.04 × 10-8). We further confirmed that this association was not driven by broader neurodevelopmental diagnoses in the child or a family history of psychiatric diagnoses by incorporating covariates for the above and repeating the analysis. CONCLUSIONS Our study reports a genome-wide significant association for receptive language skills; to our knowledge, this is the first documented genome-wide significant association for this phenotype. Furthermore, our study illustrates the importance of considering parent-of-origin effects in association studies, particularly in the case of cognitive or neurodevelopmental traits, in which parental genetic data are not always incorporated.
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- Ron Nudel
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services Copenhagen, Roskilde, Denmark
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section for Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital-Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital-Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Neonatal Screening, Department for Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mental Health Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Research unit, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital-Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services Copenhagen, Roskilde, Denmark.
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Ellersgaard D, Gregersen M, Ranning A, Haspang TM, Christiani C, Hemager N, Burton BK, Spang KS, Søndergaard A, Greve A, Gantriis D, Jepsen JRM, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Thorup AAE. Quality of life and self-esteem in 7-year-old children with familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study-VIA 7-a population-based cohort study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2020; 29:849-860. [PMID: 31494772 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01397-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
It is well established that children with familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) have a higher risk of developing mental disorders, however, little is known of to what degree the genetic and environmental vulnerabilities affect the quality of life and self-esteem of these children. We aimed to compare the quality of life and self-esteem between children with FHR-SZ or FHR-BP and controls. We used Danish nationwide registers to retrieve a cohort of 522 7-year-old children with FHR-SZ or FHR-BP and controls. Quality of life was assessed with the 'Health-related Quality of Life Screening Instrument', KIDSCREEN-27, and the scale 'Social Acceptance (Bullying)' from the KIDSCREEN-52. Self-esteem was assessed with the self-report scale 'I think I am'. Assessors were blind to familial risk status of the children. Children with FHR-SZ displayed lower levels of the general quality of life, as well as lower scores on the 'Psychological Well-being' scale and the 'School Environment' scale of the KIDSCREEN-27 compared with controls. Both children with FHR-SZ and FHR-BP reported more bullying victimization compared with controls. Children with FHR-SZ reported lower self-esteem on the total scale of 'I think I am', as well as on the 'Skills and talents', the 'Psychological well-being', and the 'Relationships with others' subscales compared with controls. The findings of lower quality of life and self-esteem in children with FHR-SZ together with more bullying victimization in both familial high-risk groups call for studies on low risk, early intervention strategies towards this group of vulnerable children.
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- Ditte Ellersgaard
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark. .,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health-CORE, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Copenhagen, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ver Loren van Themaat AH, Uddin MJ, Christiani CJ, Hemager N, Ellersgaard D, Klee Burton B, Spang KS, Greve A, Gantriis D, Mors O, Elgaard Thorup AA, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Møllegaard Jepsen JR. Odor identification in 7-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder - the Danish high risk and resilience study VIA 7. Schizophr Res 2020; 216:77-84. [PMID: 31924376 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Odor identification deficits occur in individuals with schizophrenia and their unaffected first-degree relatives, while deficits are less pronounced in individuals with bipolar disorder. We hypothesized that children at familial high-risk for schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) show odor identification deficits compared to population-based controls and that children at familial high-risk for bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) perform intermediate. METHODS Odor identification was assessed at age 7 in 184 children with FHR-SZ, 106 children with FHR-BP, and 186 population-based controls with the Brief Smell Identification Test. Dimensional and predefined categorical outcomes were used in the analyses. Potential relationships with psychopathological, cognitive, and home environmental variables were conducted using hierarchical and logistic multiple regression analyses. RESULTS ANOVA revealed no between-group differences in odor identification. Using the recommended cut-off (below 5), we found a significantly greater proportion of boys at FHR-SZ than population-based boys with an abnormal odor identification (p = .013). However, a supplementary analysis using a Danish-based cut-off (below 4) did not support this. All children showed significant, positive associations of odor identification with female gender, social responsiveness, and verbal working memory. Lower social responsiveness predicted abnormal odor identification in boys at FHR-SZ, only using the recommended cut-off. CONCLUSIONS Odor identification efficacy and risk status appear independent in this early developmental phase. Using the recommended threshold, abnormal odor identification is more frequent in young boys at FHR-SZ than in population-based boys and is linked to lower social responsiveness. The validity of these results is questioned by non-significant differences in the rates when using an exploratory Danish-based threshold.
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- Anna Hester Ver Loren van Themaat
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Gentofte Hospitalsvej, Entrance 15, 4th Floor, DK-2900, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, DK-10104 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Gentofte Hospitalsvej, Entrance 15, 4th Floor, DK-2900, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Gentofte Hospitalsvej, Entrance 15, 4th Floor, DK-2900, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Gentofte Hospitalsvej, Entrance 15, 4th Floor, DK-2900, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Gentofte Hospitalsvej, Entrance 15, 4th Floor, DK-2900, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Avenue d'Echallens 9, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Gentofte Hospitalsvej, Entrance 15, 4th Floor, DK-2900, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, Hellerup, DK-2900 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Fuglesangs Allé 26, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark; Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Glostrup, Ndr. Ringvej 29-67, Copenhagen DK-2600, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Nordstjernevej 41, Glostrup, Copenhagen DK-2600, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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Hemager N, Vangkilde S, Thorup A, Christiani C, Ellersgaard D, Spang KS, Burton BK, Greve AN, Gantriis DL, Mors O, Jepsen JRM, Nordentoft M, Plessen KJ. Visual attention in 7-year-old children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: The Danish high risk and resilience study VIA 7. J Affect Disord 2019; 258:56-65. [PMID: 31394459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Attention deficits are found in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) and bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) using assessment methods relying on motor-based response latency. This study compares visual attention functions in children at FHR-SZ or FHR-BP with controls using an unspeeded task unconfounded by motor components. METHODS Visual attention was assessed in 133 7-year-old children at FHR-SZ (N = 56) or FHR-BP (N = 32), and controls (N = 45) using the unspeeded paradigm, TVA-based whole report. We compared four parameters of visual attention: visual processing speed, visual short-term memory, threshold for visual perception, and error rate. Further, we investigated their potential relationships with severity of psychopathology, adequacy of the home environment, and neurocognitive measures. RESULTS Children at FHR-SZ displayed significant deficits in perceptual processing speed of visual attention compared with controls (p < .001; d = 0.75) as did children at FHR-BP (p < .05; d = 0.54). Visual processing speed was significantly associated with spatial working memory (β = -0.23; t(68) = -3.34, p = .01) and psychomotor processing speed (β = 0.14, t(67) = 2.11, p < .05). LIMITATIONS Larger group sizes would have permitted inclusion of more predictors in the search for neurocognitive and other factors associated with the parameters of TVA-based whole report. CONCLUSIONS Young children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP display significant deficits in processing speed of visual attention, which may reflect the effect of shared vulnerability risk genes. Early identification of children at FHR-SZ and FHR-BP with perceptual processing speed impairments may represent a low-cost basis for low-risk interventions.
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- Nicoline Hemager
- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Research Unit, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark; Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Research Unit Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark.
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Research Unit Denmark; Department of Psychology, Center for Visual Cognition, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Research Unit, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Research Unit, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Research Unit, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Research Unit Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Research Unit Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark; Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Research Unit Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark; Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Research Unit, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 15, 4th Floor, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Research Unit Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Christiani CJ, Jepsen JRM, Thorup A, Hemager N, Ellersgaard D, Spang KS, Burton BK, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Greve AN, Gantriis DL, Poulsen G, Uddin MJ, Seidman LJ, Mors O, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M. Social Cognition, Language, and Social Behavior in 7-Year-Old Children at Familial High-Risk of Developing Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7-A Population-Based Cohort Study. Schizophr Bull 2019; 45:1218-1230. [PMID: 30852621 PMCID: PMC6811824 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize social cognition, language, and social behavior as potentially shared vulnerability markers in children at familial high-risk of schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) and bipolar disorder (FHR-BP). METHODS The Danish High-Risk and Resilience Study VIA7 is a multisite population-based cohort of 522 7-year-old children extracted from the Danish registries. The population-based controls were matched to the FHR-SZ children on age, sex, and municipality. The FHR-BP group followed same inclusion criteria. Data were collected blinded to familial high-risk status. Outcomes were social cognition, language, and social behavior. RESULTS The analysis included 202 FHR-SZ children (girls: 46%), 120 FHR-BP children (girls: 46.7%), and 200 controls (girls: 46.5%). FHR-SZ children displayed significant deficits in language (receptive: d = -0.27, P = .006; pragmatic: d = -0.51, P < .001), social responsiveness (d = -0.54, P < .001), and adaptive social functioning (d = -0.47, P < .001) compared to controls after Bonferroni correction. Compared to FHR-BP children, FHR-SZ children performed significantly poorer on adaptive social functioning (d = -0.29, P = .007) after Bonferroni correction. FHR-BP and FHR-SZ children showed no significant social cognitive impairments compared to controls after Bonferroni correction. CONCLUSION Language, social responsiveness, and adaptive social functioning deficits seem associated with FHR-SZ but not FHR-BP in this developmental phase. The pattern of results suggests adaptive social functioning impairments may not be shared between FHR-BP and FHR-SZ in this developmental phase and thus not reflective of the shared risk factors for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Affiliation(s)
- Camilla Jerlang Christiani
- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,To whom correspondence should be addressed; Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Research Unit, The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7; Kildegaardsvej 28, 15., 1., 2900 Hellerup, Denmark; tel: +4520220285; e-mail:
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,Services of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Denmark,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gantriis DL, Thorup AAE, Harder S, Greve AN, Henriksen MT, Zahle KK, Stadsgaard H, Ellersgaard D, Burton BK, Christiani CJ, Spang K, Hemager N, Uddin MJ, Jepsen JRM, Plessen KJ, Nordentoft M, Mors O, Bliksted V. Home visits in the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7: assessment of the home environment of 508 7-year-old children born to parents diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2019; 140:126-134. [PMID: 31155701 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The home environment provided by the caregivers of a child is an influential single factor for development and well-being. We aimed to compare the quality of the home environment of children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder with population-based controls. METHODS Danish nationwide registers were used to retrieve a cohort of 522 7-year-old children of parents diagnosed with schizophrenia (N = 202), bipolar disorder (N = 120) or none of these diagnoses (N = 200). The home environment was assessed using the Middle Childhood-Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (MC-HOME Inventory). RESULTS The proportion of children living in home environments that were evaluated not to meet the needs of a 7-year-old child was significantly larger in the two familial high-risk groups. This was true for 21% of the children with familial predisposition for schizophrenia and 7% of children with familial disposition for bipolar disorder. CONCLUSION Children born to parents diagnosed with schizophrenia and to a lesser extent bipolar disorder are at an increased risk of growing up in a home environment with an insufficient level of stimulation and support. Identifying families with inadequate home environments is a necessary step towards specialized help and support to at-risk families.
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- D L Gantriis
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Burton BK, Vangkilde S, Petersen A, Skovgaard LT, Jepsen JR, Hemager N, Christiani CJ, Spang KS, Ellersgaard D, Greve A, Gantriis D, Eichele H, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Thorup AAE, Plessen KJ. Sustained Attention and Interference Control Among 7-Year-Old Children With a Familial High Risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder—A Nationwide Observational Cohort Study. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 2018; 3:704-712. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Hemager N, Plessen KJ, Thorup A, Christiani C, Ellersgaard D, Spang KS, Burton BK, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Greve AN, Gantriis DL, Poulsen G, Seidman LJ, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Jepsen JRM. Assessment of Neurocognitive Functions in 7-Year-Old Children at Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7. JAMA Psychiatry 2018; 75:844-852. [PMID: 29926086 PMCID: PMC6143091 DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Children at familial high risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) exhibit neurocognitive impairments. Large studies of neurocognition in young children at familial high risk at the same age are important to differentiate the pathophysiology and developmental trajectory of these 2 groups. OBJECTIVE To characterize neurocognitive functions in 7-year-old children with FHR-SZ or FHR-BP and a control population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This multisite population-based cohort study collected data from January 1, 2013, to January 31, 2016, in the first wave of the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 at 2 university hospital research sites in Copenhagen and Aarhus using Danish registries. Participants (n = 514) included 197 children with FHR-SZ, 118 with FHR-BP, and 199 controls matched with the FHR-SZ group for age, sex, and municipality. Assessors were blinded to risk status. EXPOSURES Parents with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or neither diagnosis. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Neurocognitive functions were measured across 23 tests. Four neurocognitive domains were derived by principal component analysis, including processing speed and working memory, verbal functions, executive and visuospatial functions, and declarative memory and attention. RESULTS A total of 514 children aged 7 years were included in the analysis (46.3% girls), consisting of 197 children with FHR-SZ (46.2% girls), 118 with FHR-BP (46.6% girls), and 199 controls (46.2% girls). Children with FHR-SZ were significantly impaired compared with controls on processing speed and working memory (Cohen d = 0.50; P < .001), executive and visuospatial functions (Cohen d = 0.28; P = .03), and declarative memory and attention (Cohen d = 0.29; P = .02). Compared with children with FHR-BP, children with FHR-SZ performed significantly poorer in processing speed and working memory (Cohen d = 0.40; P = .002), executive and visuospatial functions (Cohen d = 0.35; P = .008), and declarative memory and attention (Cohen d = 0.31; P = .03). Children with FHR-BP and controls did not differ. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Children with FHR-SZ had widespread neurocognitive impairments, supporting the hypothesis of neurocognitive functions as endophenotypes of schizophrenia. The absence of neurocognitive deficits in children with FHR-BP suggests distinct neurodevelopmental manifestations in these familial high-risk groups at this age. Early detection of children with FHR-SZ and cognitive impairments is warranted to investigate associations of neurocognition with transition to psychosis, add to the knowledge of their developmental pathophysiology, and inform early intervention programs.
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- Nicoline Hemager
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark,Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen,Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Services, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen
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Ellersgaard D, Jessica Plessen K, Richardt Jepsen J, Soeborg Spang K, Hemager N, Klee Burton B, Jerlang Christiani C, Gregersen M, Søndergaard A, Uddin MJ, Poulsen G, Greve A, Gantriis D, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Elgaard Thorup AA. Psychopathology in 7-year-old children with familial high risk of developing schizophrenia spectrum psychosis or bipolar disorder - The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7, a population-based cohort study. World Psychiatry 2018; 17:210-219. [PMID: 29856544 PMCID: PMC5980633 DOI: 10.1002/wps.20527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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This study aimed to compare the psychopathological profiles of children at familial high risk of schizophrenia spectrum psychosis (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) with population-based controls. We used Danish nationwide registers to retrieve a cohort of 522 seven-year-old children of parents with schizophrenia spectrum psychosis (N=202), bipolar disorder (N=120) or none of these disorders (N=200). Psychopathology was assessed by reports from multiple informants, including children, parents and teachers. Lifetime DSM-IV diagnoses were ascertained by blinded raters through the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children. The dimensional assessment of psychopathology was performed by the Child Behavior Checklist, the Teacher's Report Form, a modified version of the ADHD-Rating Scale, the Test Observation Form, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. Current level of functioning was evaluated using the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS). The prevalence of lifetime psychiatric diagnoses was significantly higher in both FHR-SZ children (38.7%, odds ratio, OR=3.5, 95% confidence interval, CI: 2.2-5.7, p < 0.001) and FHR-BP children (35.6%, OR=3.1, 95% CI: 1.8-5.3, p < 0.001) compared with controls (15.2%). FHR-SZ children displayed significantly more dimensional psychopathology on all scales and subscales compared with controls except for the Anxious subscale of the Test Observation Form. FHR-BP children showed higher levels of dimensional psychopathology on several scales and subscales compared with controls, but lower levels compared with FHR-SZ children. Level of functioning was lower in both FHR-SZ children (CGAS mean score = 68.2; 95% CI: 66.3-70.2, p < 0.0001) and FHR-BP children (73.7; 95% CI: 71.2-76.3, p < 0.05) compared with controls (77.9; 95% CI: 75.9-79.9). In conclusion, already at the age of seven, FHR-SZ and FHR-BP children show a higher prevalence of a broad spectrum of categorical and dimensional psychopathology compared with controls. These results emphasize the need for developing early intervention strategies towards this vulnerable group of children.
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- Ditte Ellersgaard
- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkChild and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkChild and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkCenter for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research and Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia ResearchCopenhagenDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkChild and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkChild and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkChild and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Department of Public Health ‐ Section of BiostatisticsUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Department of Public Health ‐ Section of BiostatisticsUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkMental Health Centre CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH)AarhusDenmark,Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark,Mental Health Services ‐ Capital Region of DenmarkChild and Adolescent Mental Health CentreCopenhagenDenmark
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Burton BK, Thorup AAE, Jepsen JR, Poulsen G, Ellersgaard D, Spang KS, Christiani CJ, Hemager N, Gantriis D, Greve A, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Plessen KJ. Impairments of motor function among children with a familial risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder at 7 years old in Denmark: an observational cohort study. Lancet Psychiatry 2017; 4:400-408. [PMID: 28344044 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(17)30103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Owing to the genetic overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, we aimed to assess domain-specific motor aberrations and disorder specificity among 7-year-old children with a familial risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder by comparing children in familial risk groups with each other and with children not in these risk groups. METHODS In the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, we established a cohort of 7-year-old children with no, one, or two parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in Denmark between Jan 1, 2013, and Jan 31, 2016. We matched children of parents diagnosed with schizophrenia to children of parents without schizophrenia on the basis of their home address, age, and sex. Even though we did not match children of parents with bipolar disorder directly to controls because of resource constraints, we only recruited children into the three groups who did not differ in terms of age, sex, and urbanicity. We investigated motor function in children using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition. Motor function raters were masked to participants' clinical risk status during assessments. We assessed the effects of familial risk group in a mixed-model analysis with repeated measures with an unstructured variance component matrix. FINDINGS We studied 514 children (198 [39%] children of parents with schizophrenia, 119 [23%] of parents with bipolar disorder, and 197 [38%] of parents without schizophrenia or bipolar disorder). Children of parents with schizophrenia showed impaired motor performance compared with those of parents without in the subdomains of manual dexterity (mean difference -1·42 [95% CI -2·08 to -0·77]; p<0·0001) and balance (-1·38 [-2·03 to -0·72]; p<0·0001), but not of aiming and catching (-0·39 [-0·97 to 0·19]; p=0·18). Children of parents with bipolar disorder did not show any significant difference in motor performance to children of parents without in the subdomains of manual dexterity (-0·69 [-1·44 to 0·07]; p=0·08), balance (-0·68 [-1·44 to 0·08]; p=0·08), and aiming and catching (-0·36 [-1·03 to 0·31]; p=0·29). Comparison of familial risk groups of mental disorders revealed no significant differences in the subdomains of manual dexterity (-0·74 [-1·49 to 0·02]; p=0·06), balance (-0·70 [-1·46 to 0·06]; p=0·07), or aiming and catching (-0·03 [-0·70 to 0·63]; p=0·92). INTERPRETATION Motor abnormalities in children with a familial risk of schizophrenia are specific at 7 years of age with respect to fine motor function and balance, but non-specific with respect to familial risk of bipolar disorder. Clinicians should be aware of motor symptoms and refer children with definite motor problems (below the fifth percentile) to a child physiotherapist. FUNDING Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Aarhus University, and the Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research.
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- Birgitte Klee Burton
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital Centre Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark; Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital Centre Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Aarhus, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Aarhus, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Aarhus, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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Greve A, Jepsen J, Bliksted V, Rasmussen E, Gantriis D, Burton B, Ellersgaard D, Christiani C, Spang K, Hemager N, Thorup A, Nordentoft M, Plessen K, Mors O. Associations between cognition in parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and their 7-year old high-risk offspring. Eur Psychiatry 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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IntroductionNeurocognitive and social cognitive impairments are central characteristics of schizophrenia and, to a lesser extent, of bipolar disorder. Birth cohorts and familial high risk studies have described cognitive impairments in subjects before onset of diagnosis as well as in children with increased genetic risk for development of the disorders.ObjectivesTo our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the correlations between neurocogntion and social cognition in parents and offspring simultaneously and with the same methodology. We will divide the parents into subgroups (cognitive impairment and good cognitive functioning) and use these subgroups to describe correlations with their offspring. Identifying associations between parents and offspring can add important clues to risk factors for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and, on the long-term, help the development of more effective and potentially preventive treatments.MethodsThis study is part of the Danish high risk and resilience study–VIA7. The VIA7 cohort consists of 522 children age 7 with zero, 1 or 2 parents diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and both of their biological parents. We assessed neurocognition and social cognition with a comprehensive test battery including: intelligence (RIST), executive functions (WAIS-IV, D-KEFS, CANTAB), verbal memory (TOMAL2), attention, emotion recognition, decision making and response control (CANTAB), theory of mind (animated triangles) and social perception (TASIT). Parental subgroups were based on the 95% CI of the controls (cognitive impairment < 95%CI and good cognitive functioning > 95% CI).ResultsData analysis is ongoing and results will be presented at the conference.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Ellersgaard D, Mors O, Thorup A, Jørgensen P, Jeppesen P, Nordentoft M. Prospective study of the course of delusional themes in first-episode non-affective psychosis. Early Interv Psychiatry 2014; 8:340-7. [PMID: 23773323 DOI: 10.1111/eip.12059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AIM The stability of delusional themes in psychotic disorders is only sparsely lit. The study aims to investigate the stability of delusional themes over a period of time in patients with first-episode non-affective psychosis. METHODS The data were drawn from a randomized controlled trial of 547 first-episode patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, the OPUS trial. A subsample of 411 patients met our inclusion criteria. They were interviewed at the time of first treatment contact, and at years 1, 2 and 5 after onset. The delusional themes of the 411 patients were classified by applying principal component analysis to the patients' scores on 12 items of delusions from the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms in Schizophrenia, SAPS. The course of the patients' predominant delusional themes was analysed afterwards. RESULTS The 12 delusional themes from SAPS were converted into five groups using principal component analysis. At all three follow ups there were almost equal proportions of patients with the predominant delusion being from the same group of delusional themes as at baseline and of patients with the predominant delusion being from another group of delusional themes than at baseline. CONCLUSIONS The predominant delusional theme at the time of first treatment contact was seen to be only of some predictive value to the predominant delusional theme at the later follow-up points in patients with first-episode non-affective psychosis. This stresses the importance of a systematic assessment of different delusional themes in the continued monitoring of early signs of psychotic relapse and at each psychotic episode.
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