Gender differences in aggressiveness in children and adolescents at risk for schizophrenia

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Elisa Kijner Gutt²  Sandra Petresco²  Renata Krelling²  Geraldo F Busatto²  Isabel A S Bordin¹  Francisco Lotufo-neto² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Medical School Department of PsychiatrySão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Schizophrenia;    Child;    Adolescent;    Gender;    Behavior;    Esquizofrenia;    Criança;    Adolescente;    Gênero;    Comportamento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462008000200005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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