Gender differences in aggressiveness in children and adolescents at risk for schizophrenia. Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) [Rev Bras Psiquiatr] Journal article | | Title | Gender differences in aggressiveness in children and adolescents at risk for schizophrenia. | | Author(s) | Gutt EK, Petresco S, Krelling R, Busatto GF, Bordin IA, Lotufo-Neto F | | Institution | Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. | | Source | Rev Bras Psiquiatr 2008 Jun; 30(2):110-117. | | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate whether differences in aggression-related behavioral problems occur between boys and girls at high risk for schizophrenia living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
METHOD: Using the Child Behavior Checklist, we compared the prevalence of behavioral problems between genders for the offspring (6-18 years) of mothers with diagnosis of schizophrenia and a comparison group of children born to women with no severe mental disorders recruited at the gynecology outpatient clinic of the same hospital. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, Patient Edition was applied for the evaluation of diagnostic status of mothers.
RESULTS: Male children of women with schizophrenia had a lower prevalence of aggressive behavior compared to females (4% vs. 36%; p = 0.005), whereas no gender differences regarding aggression were detected in the comparison group (24% vs. 32%; p = 0.53). Logistic regression analyses showed that male gender and being a child of women with schizophrenia interacted so as to favor lower prevalence of aggressive behavior (p = 0.03).
CONCLUSION: These findings reinforce the notion that behavioral gender differences related to schizophrenia are already detectable in childhood. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18592106 |
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