Bipolar And Schizophrenia Young offspring Study (BASYS)
The BASYS study aims to investigate the association between familial risk and the development of psychiatric disorders in at-risk offspring's. Participants are between the ages of 6 to 17 years, recruited from 2008 to 2012 across Spain. Specifically, participants include 238 individuals, with 90 offspring of parents with bipolar disorder, 41 of parents with schizophrenia, and 107 control offspring. The participants were followed-up two years after recruitment, with 202 individuals taking part.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
238 (participants)
Age at first data collection
6 - 17 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1991 - 2006 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
General Hospital of L'Hospitalet (Hospital General de L’Hospitalet)
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Hospital Clínico de Barcelona)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, ISCIII)
Community of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid)
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya)
Ministry of Health
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
