The influence of child-rearing history in the parental care provided by bipolar

Author(s)

Karina de Barros Pellegrinelli

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD)
• Defense date: 2018-12-05

Examining board members

Ricardo Alberto Moreno; Mario Rodrigues Louzã Neto; Cláudia Márcia Miranda de Paiva; Cristiana Castanho de Almeida Rocca

• Advisor: Ricardo Alberto Moreno

Abstract

Introduction: In recent years there has been growing scientific studies focused on characterizing the dysfunctional parenting as a possible factor associated with the risk of Bipolar Disorder (BD) development and incorporating guidance for parental care in psychoeducation guidelines. Objectives: Check if there is an association between the care received during childhood and the care given to the children of bipolar patients. Characterize the bipolar parental care given to the children and received during childhood focusing on variables such as rejection, over protection and emotional warmth. Method: As experimental group: 73 patients with children and BDI euthymic (YMRS <= 12, HAMD <= 7) aged between 22 and 65 years, treated at the tertiary care outpatient clinic and in a secondary care unit were evaluated. As control group: 24 healthy volunteers from the physical and mental point of view, aged between 22 and 65 years. Assessment tools: SCID - CV, YMRS, HAM-D, EMBU-S (to access adult memories of their parents rearing practices), EMBU-P (to assess adult´s relationship with their children). Results: The data indicate that there was an association between the paternal and maternal emotional warmth memory received during childhood and the emotional warmth transmitted to the child (p=0.013; p=0.013). There was also an association between the maternal overprotection memory and the overprotection for the child (p=0.003). Regarding rejection data, no significant associations were found (p > 0.90). The results also showed us that the maternal emotional warmth memory was lower in the BDI group than in the healthy control (p=0.036). Conclusion: There is an association between the memory of the emotional warmth received from the father and the mother in the emotional warmth destined to the child, between the memory of the overprotection received from the mother and the overprotection destined for the child. In addition, bipolar patients remember having received less emotional warmth from their mothers when compared with healthy control (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/16442-8 - The correlation between the way bipolar parents were raised and the way they raise their children.
• Grantee: Karina de Barros Pellegrinelli
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate