Status:
COMPLETED
Study of the Psychological Development of Children of Parents With and Without Affective Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Bipolar Disorder
Involutional Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This research study is the continuation of a study started more than 20 years ago. The study was designed to explore the effect that depressed parents have on their children and to better understand t...
Detailed Description
The psychological development of offspring of parents with and without affective disorder is assessed from early childhood to young adulthood. Parents with a diagnosis of major depression or bipolar i...
Eligibility Criteria
Patients will be drawn from an ongoing longitudinal study begun in 1979 of offspring of parents with affective illness (unipolar and bipolar) and children of normal control parents.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 1979
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
1045 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00001170
Start Date
October 1 1979
End Date
February 1 2005
Last Update
March 4 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892