Home environment of 11-year-old children born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder - a controlled, 4-year follow-up study: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 11.
Mette Falkenberg KrantzCarsten Rygaard HjorthøjJulie Marie BrandtÅsa Kremer PrøschSinnika Birkehøj RohdMartin WilmsLotte VeddumNanna Lawaetz SteffensenChristina Bruun KnudsenAnna Krogh AndreasenHenriette StadsgaardNicoline HemagerBirgitte Klee BurtonMaja GregersenAnne SøndergaardAja Neergaard GreveDitte Lou GantriisMarianne MelauJessica OhlandPreben Bo MortensenVibeke BlikstedOle MorsAnne Amalie Elgaard ThorupMerete NordentoftPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
Assessed longitudinally from the children's age of 7 to 11, children of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder had lower levels of stimulation and support in their homes than controls. Integrated support which can target practical, economic, social and health issues to improve the home environment is indicated.