A Longitudinal Study of Family Functioning in Offspring of Parents Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder

Any parental psychopathology predicted family impairment. These results were influenced by the offspring's age and were mediated by parental psychosocial functioning and, to a lesser degree, by offspring psychopathology. These findings emphasize the need to routinely assess family functioning in addition to psychopathology and provide appropriate interventions to parents and offspring.