Table 1

SCID-I-II principal diagnosis of 183 healthy siblings, and SCID-I diagnosis of 111 individuals from the comparison group. In brackets number of those 14 siblings who had psychotic symptoms before 1991.


Isolate siblings
Comparison group

N
183
111
Psychotic disorders


Schizophrenia
1 (1) 0.5%
1 0.9%
Schizoaffective disorder
6 (2) 3.3%

Delusional disorder
3 (1) 1.6%

Psychotic disorder NOS
8 (4) 4.4%

Alcohol-induced psychotic disorders
4 (3) 2.2%
1 0.9%
Other substance-induced psychotic disorders
2 (1) 1.1%

Major depressive disorder with psychotic features
4 (1) 2.2%

Bipolar disorder I
2 (1) 1.1%




Other mental disorders


Other depressive disorders
28 15.3%
21 18.9%
Personality disorders A *
7 3.8%
not assessed
Personality disorders B-C*
4 2.2%
not assessed
Alcohol use disorders
7 3.8%
14 12.6%
Anxiety disorders
22 12.0%
8 7.2%
Other
1 0.5%

Diagnosis
99 54.1%
45 40.5%
No diagnosis
84 45.9%
66 59.5%

Total
183 99.9%
111 100%

*5 siblings had SCID-II personality disorder without other diagnosis.

Siblings had 43 (23.5%) co-morbid diagnoses: 15 (8.2%) alcohol use, 15 anxiety (8.2%), and 6 (3.3%) other depressive disorders, 5 (2.7%) personality disorders (2 cluster A and 3 cluster B-C), one anxiolytic dependence disorder and one hypochondriasis. Comparison group had 10 (9.0%) co-morbid diagnoses: 5 anxiety and 5 alcohol use disorders.

Arajärvi et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:6   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-6