Table 5

Frequency of psychiatric disorders in parents of children with nail biting

Disorder
Father (N = 37)
Mother (N = 58)



n
%
n
%

Major depressive disorder
13
35.1
27
46.6
Bipolar mood disorder
1
2.7
2
3.4
Generalized anxiety disorder
0
0.0
3
5.2
Obsessive compulsive disorder
0
0.0
3
5.2
Tic disorder
0
0.0
0
0.0
Nail biting
3
8.1
8
13.8
Post traumatic disorder
1
2.7
0
0.0
Pervasive developmental disorder
1
2.7
0
0.0
Mother with at least one the above psychiatric disorder
-
-
33
56.8
Father with at least one the above psychiatric disorder
17
45.9
-
-

Ghanizadeh Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:13   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-13