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Dysfunctional Cognitions among Offspring of Individuals with Bipolar Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2013

Camilo J. Ruggero ,
Kathleen M. Bain ,
Patrick M. Smith  and
Jared N. Kilmer
Camilo J. Ruggero*
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
Kathleen M. Bain
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
Patrick M. Smith
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
Jared N. Kilmer
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
*
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Abstract

Background: Individuals with bipolar disorder often endorse dysfunctional beliefs consistent with cognitive models of bipolar disorder (Beck, 1976; Mansell, 2007). Aims: The present study sought to assess whether young adult offspring of those with bipolar disorder would also endorse these beliefs, independent of their own mood episode history. Method: Participants (N = 89) were young adult college students with a parent with bipolar disorder (n = 27), major depressive disorder (MDD; n = 30), or no mood disorder (n = 32). Semi-structured interviews of the offspring were used to assess diagnoses. Dysfunctional beliefs related to Beck and colleagues’ (2006) and Mansell's (2007) cognitive models were assessed. Results: Unlike offspring of parents with MDD or no mood disorder, those with a parent with bipolar disorder endorsed significantly more dysfunctional cognitions associated with extreme appraisal of mood states, even after controlling for their own mood diagnosis. Once affected by a bipolar or depressive disorder, offspring endorsed dysfunctional cognitions across measures. Conclusions: Dysfunctional cognitions, particularly those related to appraisals of mood states and their potential consequences, are evident in young adults with a parent who has bipolar disorder and may represent targets for psychotherapeutic intervention.

Keywords

Bipolar disorderoffspringcognitioncognitive appraisalmaniadepression
Type
Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , July 2015 , pp. 449 - 464
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2013 

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