UNASSIGNED: Knowledge is lacking regarding current psychopathology in parents whose @entity1 are evaluated in a @entity146 outpatient clinic. This especially accounts for fathers. We provide insight into the prevalence rates of parental psychopathology and the association with their offspring psychopathology by analyzing data on @entity146 problems collected in 701 mothers and 530 fathers of 757 referred @entity1 . Prevalence rates of parental psychopathology were based on (sub)clinical scores on the adult self report. Parent-offspring associations were investigated in multivariate analyses taking into account co-morbidity. Around 20  % of the parents had a (sub)clinical score on internalizing problems and around 10  % on @entity71 ( @entity71 ) problems. Prevalence rates did not differ between mothers and fathers. Parent-offspring associations did not differ between @entity1 and @entity1 . Maternal @entity148 was associated with all offspring problem scores. In addition, maternal @entity71 problems were associated with offspring @entity71 problems. Paternal @entity148 and @entity71 problems scores were specifically associated with offspring internalizing and externalizing problem scores, respectively. Associations with offspring psychopathology were of similar magnitude for mothers and fathers and were not influenced by spousal resemblance. Our study shows that both fathers and mothers are at increased risk for @entity146 problems at the time of a @entity1 's evaluation and that their problems are equally associated with their offspring problems. The results emphasize the need to screen mothers as well as fathers for @entity146 problems. Specific treatment programs should be developed for these families in especially high need.

Parents of @entity1 with psychopathology: @entity146 problems and the association with their XXXX 's problems.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['child', 'children', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity71 :: ('MESH:D001289', 'Disease') :: ['ADH', 'attention deficit hyperactivity'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['child']
