M56. ASSORTATIVE MATING IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER: A NATIONWIDE COHORT STUDY EXPLORING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHILDREN BY PARTNERS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA OR BIPOLAR DISORDER

• Published in: Schizophrenia bulletin Vol. 46; no. Supplement_1; pp. S155 - S156
• Main Authors: Greve, Aja, Uher, Rudolf, Damm Als, Thomas, Møllegaard Jepsen, Jens Richardt, Lykke Mortensen, Erik, Lou Gantriis, Ditte, Ohland, Jessica, Klee Burton, Birgitte, Ellersgaard, Ditte, Jerlang Cristiani, Camilla, Spang, Katrine, Hemager, Nicoline, Plessen, Kerstin, Thorup, Anne, Bliksted, Vibeke, Nordentoft, Merete, Mors, Ole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 18.05.2020
• Subjects: Bipolar disorder; Cognitive ability; Cohort analysis; Mental disorders; Parents & parenting; Poster Session II; Schizophrenia

BackgroundAssortative mating is common in patients with mental disorders, both for specific disorders and across the spectrum of mental disorders. Assortative mating may play a key role in mental disorders because the person with the close relation to an individual with a mental disorder is also lik...