Davenport Yolande B, Adland Marvin L, Gold Philip W, Goodwin Frederick K
Clinical Psychobiology Branch.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1979 Jan;49(1):24-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1979.tb02582.x.
Psychodynamic features of families with multigenerational bipolar manic-depressive illness are described. Repetitive maladaptive patterns, including avoidance of affect, unrealistic standards of conformity, absence of intimate relationships apart from family, displaced parental low self-esteem, and fears related to illness heritability, may influence the maintenance of family pathology.
