Spousal resemblance in psychopathology: A comparison of parents of children with and without psychopathology

• Published in: European psychiatry Vol. 34; pp. 49 - 55
• Main Authors: Wesseldijk, L.W, Dieleman, G.C, Lindauer, R.J.L, Bartels, M, Willemsen, G, Hudziak, J.J, Boomsma, D.I, Middeldorp, C.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Masson SAS 01.04.2016
• Subjects: ADHD; Adolescent; Adult; Antisocial behavior; Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology; Anxiety Disorders - psychology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Child; Depression; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Parent-Child Relations; Parents - psychology; Psychiatry; Psychopathology; Self Report; Spousal resemblance; ADHD; Antisocial behavior; Depression; Spousal resemblance; Psychopathology

Abstract Background Spouses resemble each other for psychopathology, but data regarding spousal resemblance in externalizing psychopathology, and data regarding spousal resemblance across different syndromes (e.g. anxiety in wives and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] in husbands) are...