TABLE 4.
Family (First- and Second-degree), Maternal, and Paternal Lifetime Psychiatric History of Youths With Bipolar Disordera
| Class 1: Predominantly Euthymic (N=88)
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Class 2: Moderately Euthymic (N=127)
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Class 3: Ill With Improving Course (N=70)
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Class 4: Predominantly Ill (N=82)
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| Variable | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | p |
| Lifetime family history | |||||||||
| Lifetime bipolar disorder | 32 | 36.42,4 | 80 | 63.01 | 36 | 51.4 | 59 | 72.01 | <0.001 |
| Lifetime depression or dysthymia | 49 | 55.72,4 | 93 | 72.21 | 48 | 68.6 | 62 | 75.61 | 0.02 |
| Lifetime anxiety disorder | 46 | 52.32,4 | 91 | 71.71 | 48 | 68.6 | 64 | 78.11 | 0.002 |
| Lifetime non-mood psychosis | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 |
| ADHD | 20 | 22.72,3,4 | 54 | 42.51,4 | 41 | 58.61 | 52 | 63.41,2 | <0.001 |
| Conduct disorder | 16 | 18.24 | 43 | 33.94 | 25 | 35.7 | 44 | 53.71,2 | <0.001 |
| Substance use disorders | 47 | 53.44 | 87 | 68.54 | 50 | 71.4 | 72 | 87.81,2 | <0.001 |
| Suicide attempt | 25 | 28.42,3,4 | 56 | 44.11 | 31 | 44.31 | 41 | 50.01 | 0.02 |
| Mother’s lifetime history | |||||||||
| Lifetime bipolar disorder | 12 | 14.34 | 25 | 19.7 | 13 | 19.7 | 26 | 32.11 | 0.04 |
| Lifetime depression or dysthymia | 35 | 47.62,4 | 75 | 70.91 | 40 | 68.2 | 55 | 76.51 | <0.001 |
| Lifetime anxiety disorder | 24 | 28.64 | 48 | 37.8 | 23 | 34.9 | 40 | 49.41 | 0.05 |
| Lifetime non-mood psychosis | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| ADHD | 2 | 2.44 | 12 | 9.5 | 9 | 13.6 | 16 | 19.81 | 0.004 |
| Conduct disorder | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.9 | 4 | 6.1 | 5 | 6.2 | 0.08 |
| Substance use disorders | 8 | 9.54 | 24 | 18.9 | 13 | 19.7 | 22 | 27.21 | 0.04 |
| Suicide attempt | 8 | 9.5 | 15 | 11.8 | 10 | 15.2 | 17 | 21.0 | 0.2 |
| Father’s lifetime history | |||||||||
| Lifetime bipolar disorder | 10 | 12.24 | 21 | 16.7 | 14 | 21.2 | 24 | 30.01 | 0.03 |
| Lifetime depression or dysthymia | 10 | 35.4 | 30 | 54.0 | 11 | 42.4 | 18 | 41.3 | 0.05 |
| Lifetime anxiety disorder | 4 | 4.94 | 19 | 15.1 | 12 | 18.2 | 24 | 30.01 | <0.001 |
| Lifetime non-mood psychosis | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| ADHD | 6 | 7.34 | 17 | 13.5 | 9 | 13.6 | 22 | 27.51 | 0.003 |
| Conduct disorder | 4 | 4.94 | 14 | 11.14 | 11 | 16.7 | 21 | 26.31,2 | <0.001 |
| Substance use disorders | 18 | 22.03,4 | 39 | 31.04 | 28 | 42.41 | 48 | 60.01,2 | <0.001 |
| Suicide attempt | 8 | 9.8 | 12 | 9.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 12 | 15.0 | 0.2 |
Superscripts denote significant between-class differences, with p values ≤0.05 after Bonferroni correction. ADHD=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.