1987
Children of Depressed Parents: Increased Psychopathology and Early Onset of Major Depression
Weissman M, Gammon G, John K, Merikangas K, Warner V, Prusoff B, Sholomskas D. Children of Depressed Parents: Increased Psychopathology and Early Onset of Major Depression. JAMA Psychiatry 1987, 44: 847-853. PMID: 3662741, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800220009002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionFemale subjectsProband's parentsYears of agePrepubertal depressionPrognostic significanceMean ageOverall prevalenceLower riskClinical strategiesPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric treatmentSymptom profilesDepressed probandsNormal probandsDepressed parentsPoor social functioningSubstance abuseEarly onsetDepressed childrenSubject diagnosisDiagnosisDepressionChild psychiatristsSocial functioningAssessing Psychiatric Disorders in Children: Discrepancies Between Mothers' and Children's Reports
Weissman M, Wickramaratne P, Warner V, John K, Prusoff B, Merikangas K, Gammon G. Assessing Psychiatric Disorders in Children: Discrepancies Between Mothers' and Children's Reports. JAMA Psychiatry 1987, 44: 747-753. PMID: 3632247, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800200075011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersSeverity of illnessStructured diagnostic interviewStudies of adultsChild reportsClinical statusFamily informantsMore illnessesSymptom ScaleAffective disordersDiagnostic InterviewDSM-IIIChild's diagnosisDiagnostic assessmentParent informantsDisordersChildrenChild psychopathologyIllnessParent reportDiagnosisReportDiagnostic informationParent-child discrepanciesIndependent interviews
1984
Psychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents
WEISSMAN M, PRUSOFF B, GAMMON G, MERIKANGAS K, LECKMAN J, KIDD K. Psychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1984, 23: 78-84. PMID: 6693680, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198401000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-III diagnosesFirst-degree relativesMajor depressionPsychiatric disordersProbands' first-degree relativesChildren of probandsCommon psychiatric disordersDirect interview studyFamily history studyClinical statusPsychiatric illnessNormal controlsDepressed probandsPsychological symptomsSuicidal behaviorEarly onsetDiagnosisDepressionSignificant predictorsProbandsAttention deficitsChildrenRiskEmotional problemsNormal parents
1983
Use of a structured diagnostic interview to identify bipolar disorder in adolescent inpatients: frequency and manifestations of the disorder
Gammon G, John K, Rothblum E, Mullen K, Tischler G, Weissman M. Use of a structured diagnostic interview to identify bipolar disorder in adolescent inpatients: frequency and manifestations of the disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1983, 140: 543-547. PMID: 6846581, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.140.5.543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-III diagnosesBipolar disorderAdolescent inpatientsAffective disordersStructured diagnostic methodsAtypical bipolar disorderDSM-III criteriaMajor affective disordersStructured diagnostic interviewHospital chartsSchool-Aged ChildrenEpidemiological VersionNonaffective psychosisDiagnostic InterviewInpatientsDisordersDiagnosisDiagnostic methodsSemistructured interviewsPrevious findingsPsychosisSchizophrenia