Manic-depressive illness: Psychodynamic features of multigenerational families.

Davenport, Yolande B.; Adland, Marvin L.; Gold, Philip W.; Goodwin, Frederick K.

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1979.tb02582.x

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“…Eight studies have examined the parenting and attachment histories of individuals with bipolar disorder and are summarized in Table III. In an early qualitative study, Davenport, Adland, Gold, and Goodwin (1979) noted that six families including both a parent and adult child with bipolar I disorder were characterized by domineering mothers and emotionally or physically absent fathers. Four retrospective, quantitative studies of adults obtained no differences between the reported parenting of bipolar and comparison groups (Cooke, Young, Mohri, Blake, & Joffe, 1999;Joyce, 1984;Parker, 1979;Perris et al, 1986), although two of these found that parenting practices were associated with the course of bipolar disorder.…”

Section: Parenting and Bipolar Disordermentioning

confidence: 98%

Role of Parenting and Maltreatment Histories in Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders: Mediation by Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression

Alloy

Abramson

Smith

et al. 2006

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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In this article, we review empirical research on the role of individuals' parenting and maltreatment histories as developmental antecedents for symptoms and diagnosable episodes of unipolar and bipolar spectrum disorders. Our review is focused on the following three overarching questions: (1) Do negative parenting and a history of maltreatment contribute risk to symptoms or diagnosable episodes of unipolar and bipolar disorders? (2) Are the associations of negative parenting and maltreatment histories with bipolar disorders similar to those for unipolar depression? and (3) Are the associations between negative parenting and maltreatment histories and unipolar and bipolar symptoms or disorders mediated by cognitive vulnerability to depression? We begin by discussing the methodological requirements for demonstrating a psychosocial risk factor and the methodological issues that plague the parenting and maltreatment literatures. Next, we review the extant studies on the role of parenting histories in unipolar and bipolar disorders. We consider the specificity and possible moderators of the parenting-mood disorder relationship, as well as cognitive vulnerability to depression as a mediator of this relationship. Then, we review studies on the association of maltreatment histories with unipolar and bipolar disorders and the role of cognitive vulnerability to depression as a mediator of this association. We conclude with an assessment of the state of the parenting and maltreatment literatures in unipolar and bipolar disorder with regard to our guiding questions.

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Section: Parenting and Bipolar Disordermentioning

confidence: 98%

Role of Parenting and Maltreatment Histories in Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders: Mediation by Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression

Alloy

Abramson

Smith

et al. 2006

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

189

159

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“…(1) and Davenport et al . (5, 6, 7). These authors examined dynamic features (including child‐rearing practices) of several generations of families in which a manic‐depressive disorder was diagnosed.…”

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Features of Families with Major Affective Disorders

Stierlin

Weber²,

Schmidt

et al. 1986

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This article reports the authors' observations on 22 families in which a young adult member has been diagnosed as manic-depressive, and on 11 families in which a member has been diagnosed as suffering from major schizoaffective disorder. All families could be described as extremely rigid and bound-up systems. Many of them were characterized by a "restrictive parental complementarity" and reciprocal delegation, and they shared certain cognitive features and assumptions. "Manic-depressive" families showed similarities as well as differences when compared with families in which there were schizophrenic and serious psychosomatic disorders.

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“…"Conformity" and denial of emotion in bipolar families have been noted by previous investigators (Cohen et al, 1954;Davenport et al, 1979;Stierlin et al, 1986), but they have been seen as preconditions or causes of the illness rather than as consequences. When more than one generation has been affected by illness, this attitude can be especially pervasive, becoming incorporated into the life and traditions of the family.…”

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“…Previous studies of families with bipolar disorder (Cohen et al, 1954;Davenport et al, 1979;Stierlin et al, 1986) have consistently noted problems in growth and development for family members. Any chronic illness will affect the family in ways that interfere with development (Gonzalez et al, 1989;Rolland, 1987); however, bipolar illness presents specific challenges in this regard.…”

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confidence: 93%

Bipolar Disorder and the Family: An Integrative Model

Moltz

1993

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The relationship between major mental illness and the family is complex. This article describes a model that recognizes biological, individual, and familial aspects of illness, and the interaction and reciprocal effects of these different levels. This model is illustrated using the example of bipolar illness, with particular emphasis on the effects of the illness on the family. Many characteristics previously noted in bipolar families can be understood as consequences, rather than causes, of the illness. A framework for integrated treatment is also described.

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Manic-depressive illness: Psychodynamic features of multigenerational families.

Cited by 41 publications

References 9 publications

Role of Parenting and Maltreatment Histories in Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders: Mediation by Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression

Role of Parenting and Maltreatment Histories in Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders: Mediation by Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression

Features of Families with Major Affective Disorders

Bipolar Disorder and the Family: An Integrative Model

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