Supplementary Information Supplementary Table 1. OPCRIT items. The 48 clinical OPCRIT items included in principal component analysis. Item number Item 17 Bizarre behavior 18 Catatonia 19 Excessive activity 20 Reckless activity 21 Distractibility 22 Reduced need for sleep 23 Agitated activity 24 Slowed activity 25 Loss of energy/tiredness 26 Speech difficult to understand 27 Incoherent 28 Positive formal thought disorder 29 Negative formal thought disorder 30 Pressured speech 31 Thoughts racing 32 Restricted affect 33 Blunted affect 34 Inappropriate affect 35 Elevated mood 36 Irritable mood 37 Dysphoria 39 Loss of pleasure 41 Poor concentration 42 Excessive self reproach 43 Suicidal ideation 53 Increased sociability 54 Persecutory delusions 55 Well organized delusions 56 Increased self esteem 57 Grandiose delusions 58 Delusion of influence 59 Bizarre delusions 60 Widespread delusions 61 Delusion of passivity 62 Primary delusional perception 63 Other primary delusional perception 66 Thought insertion 67 Thought withdrawal 68 Thought broadcast 69 Delusions of guilt 70 Delusions of poverty 71 Nihilistic delusions 72 Thought echo 73 Third person auditory hallucinations 74 Running commentary voices 75 Abusive/accusatory/persecutory voices 76 Other (non affective) auditory voices 77 Non-affective hallucination in any modality Supplementary Table 2. Factor solution. Twelve-factor solution. Item loadings after varimax rotation. Item Bizarre behavior Catatonia Excessive activity Reckless activity Distractibility Reduced need for sleep Agitated activity Slowed activity Loss of energy/tiredness Speech difficult to understand Incoherent Positive formal thought disorder Negative formal thought disorder Pressured speech Thought racing Restricted affect Blunted affect Inappropriate affect Elevated mood Irritable mood Dysphoria Loss of pleasure Poor concentration Excessive self reproach Suicidal ideation Increased sociability Persecutory delusions Well organized delusions Increased self esteem Grandiose delusions Delusion of influence Depression -.060 Mania .106 Delusions .504 Depersonalization .098 Grandiose Delusions .079 .080 -.027 .041 .053 -.020 .065 .726 .036 .033 .048 -.052 .566 -.022 .080 .033 .416 -.005 -.059 .035 .603 .045 Voices .097 Agitation .176 Disorganization .227 .109 -.027 .102 .042 .114 .042 .102 .045 -.113 .026 .201 -.036 .217 .044 -.019 .107 -.041 .074 Other Hallucinations .105 Negative Mood Delusions -.006 Catatonia .422 Negative Symptoms .053 .098 .065 .701 .015 -.023 -.011 .006 -.028 -.244 .010 .074 -.061 .174 .024 .024 .167 -.099 .098 .082 .092 -.034 .167 .219 .069 .044 -.142 .051 .554 -.058 -.031 .040 .131 .114 .658 -.025 -.060 .037 .041 .010 .110 .143 -.007 .014 .040 .025 .854 -.002 -.049 -.005 .016 -.017 -.016 .047 -.054 -.029 .002 .025 -.087 .130 .207 .003 .034 -.025 .195 .589 .151 .036 .241 .010 .004 .082 .193 .030 -.018 -.051 .687 .262 .210 .030 .001 .002 -.041 .169 .259 .062 .111 .035 .175 .677 -.028 -.007 .125 -.070 .159 -.032 .032 -.002 .038 .119 -.041 .676 -.015 .088 -.026 .193 .113 .678 .030 .033 .096 -.002 .098 .105 .095 -.095 -.133 -.117 -.051 .615 .056 .005 .171 -.037 .123 .119 .111 -.082 -.066 .086 .242 -.039 .046 -.023 .082 .065 .251 .110 -.028 -.013 -.076 .671 .039 -.032 -.006 .083 -.077 -.027 -.085 .045 .042 .104 .105 .702 -.075 .018 .056 .054 .259 -.006 .308 .065 -.042 .090 .510 .050 .100 .668 .083 .044 -.107 .015 .014 .022 -.003 .005 .015 -.007 -.045 .202 -.034 -.063 .384 .001 .402 .109 -.001 .015 .024 .162 .803 .036 -.023 -.034 .085 .014 -.037 -.018 -.071 -.076 .019 .044 .863 .012 -.014 -.011 .001 -.004 -.035 .018 -.044 -.045 -.044 .017 .604 .132 .069 .014 -.042 -.052 .046 -.002 .129 .029 -.067 .084 .542 .103 .071 .003 -.053 -.039 -.060 -.232 .138 .155 .137 .038 .445 .025 .060 .037 -.134 .058 .162 .001 -.119 .164 -.028 .001 .049 .309 .057 .024 .306 .073 .496 .061 -.070 -.109 .167 -.130 -.025 .057 .340 .212 .477 .132 .042 .102 .190 .084 .021 .031 .010 .053 .734 .089 .108 .006 .044 .043 .060 .013 -.017 .040 -.001 .389 .055 .043 .604 .023 .120 -.060 -.030 .005 -.042 .044 -.035 .150 .206 .061 .685 .034 -.030 .022 .064 .034 .096 -.058 -.004 .029 .256 .324 .520 .101 -.165 .166 .176 .046 .162 -.058 Bizarre delusions Widespread delusions Delusion of passivity Primary delusional perception Other primary delusional perception Thought insertion Thought withdrawal Thought broadcast Delusions of guilt Delusions of poverty Nihilistic delusions Thought echo Third person auditory hallucinations Running commentary voices Abusive/accusatory/persecutory voices Other (non affective) auditory voices Non-affective hallucination in any modality -.015 .072 .714 .100 .091 .041 .107 .002 .076 -.084 .201 .077 .022 .040 .743 .071 .127 .113 -.009 .199 -.001 .065 -.066 -.051 .065 .017 .265 .511 .241 .031 .382 .029 .173 .065 -.165 -.082 .091 .027 .444 .165 .303 .097 .347 .114 .167 .070 -.079 -.258 .083 .023 .354 .111 .361 .025 .267 .221 .137 .154 -.044 -.254 -.048 .066 .119 .775 .066 .074 .015 .053 -.008 .038 .009 .052 .027 .012 .125 .729 .041 .077 .052 -.098 -.105 .015 .094 .098 .052 .029 .043 .639 .119 -.018 -.084 .054 .324 .021 .048 -.036 .109 -.039 .142 .173 .077 .084 .010 -.006 -.026 .636 .095 .099 .049 .048 -.118 .042 .027 .057 .042 .021 -.033 .672 -.109 .077 -.054 -.072 .035 -.126 .012 -.002 -.011 .081 .027 .712 .163 -.076 -.024 .034 -.046 .330 -.074 .354 .078 .144 .115 -.056 .073 -.186 .007 -.002 .066 .085 .066 .713 -.078 .004 .026 .000 .196 .011 -.012 -.012 .068 .042 .090 .808 .080 .019 .215 .012 -.066 .022 -.014 .005 .095 .010 .021 .803 .023 .061 .049 .160 -.013 .033 -.030 .078 .111 .119 .092 .154 -.034 .072 .754 -.010 .008 .033 -.039 .048 .136 .070 .112 .230 .209 -.025 .679 -.044 .139 -.033 Bold type indicates the item loadings that contribute to each factor Supplementary Table 3. Distribution of the OPCRIT items for the factor dimension “Negative Mood Delusions” in the German sample. Factor Dimension Depression Mania Delusions Depersonalization Grandiose Delusions Voices Agitation Disorganization Other Hallucinations Negative Mood Delusions Catatonia Negative Symptoms Rotation Sums of Squared Loadings Total % of Variance Cumulative % 3,634 7,571 7,571 3,165 6,594 14,165 2,791 5,815 19,980 2,256 4,700 24,680 2,224 4,633 29,312 2,154 4,487 33,799 2,074 4,321 38,120 1,747 3,640 41,761 1,649 3,435 45,196 1,582 3,295 48,490 1,376 2,866 51,357 1,345 2,801 54,158 Supplementary Table 4. Correlation matrix for the derived factor dimensions. Depression 1 Mania -.033 Delusions -.009 Grandiose Delusions .025 Depersonalization -.002 Voices -.001 Agitation -.018 1 -.006 -0.114 -.036 -.034 -0.087 1 .029 0.144 0.071 1 0.074 1 Disorganization .057 Other Hallucinations 0.076 Negative Mood Delusions .031 Catatonia .022 Negative Symptoms -.006 .005 .017 .027 -.052 .001 0.151 0.176 0.102 0.089 0.1 .018 .050 .010 .021 .044 .019 0.064 -.052 0.111 .038 0.11 0.179 .049 .047 0.067 1 .051 .038 0.184 0.123 0.171 .024 1 0.107 0.114 .058 0.108 -0.064 1 .038 0.082 0.083 0.069 1 .012 .036 .026 1 0.123 0.078 1 .061 Depression Mania Delusions Grandiose Delusions Depersonalization Voices Agitation Disorganization Other Hallucinations Negative Mood Delusions Catatonia 1 Negative Symptoms Bold type indicates significant correlations. Supplementary Table 5. Distribution of the OPCRIT items for the factor dimension “Negative Mood Delusions” in the German sample. Delusions of guilt Delusions of poverty Nihilistic delusions Delusions of guilt Delusions of poverty Nihilistic delusions N=55 N=15 N=13 N=15 N=17 N= 7 N=13 N= 7 N=12 OPCRIT, Operational Criteria Checklist for Psychotic Illness. Supplementary Table 6. Association between rs9875793 and the OPCRIT items of the factor dimension “Negative Mood Delusions” in the German GWAS sample. SNP data Association data German sample allelic χ2 model Marker rs9875793 rs9875793 rs9875793 Chromosome Alleles 3 3 3 G/A G/A G/A OPCRIT item Delusions of guilt Delusions of poverty Nihilistic delusions PG 0.0008 n.s. 0.023 MAF trait present trait absent 0.26 0.23 0.28 0.16 0.16 0.16 OR 1.87 1.60 2.03 Alleles. minor/major allele. Minor allele refers to dbSNP build129. and was determined in each analysis in patients with- and without the trait; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; MAF, minor allele frequency; OR, odds ratio; referring to the minor allele; OPCRIT, Operational Criteria Checklist for Psychotic Illness; n.s., non significant. Supplementary Table 7. Association between rs9875793 and a categorical diagnosis of BD and “Negative Mood Delusions” in the German GWAS sample and in the European American follow-up sample. SNP data Association data German sample allelic χ2 model Marker rs9875793 rs9875793 rs9875793 rs9875793 rs9875793 rs9875793 Chromosome Alleles 3 3 3 3 3 3 samples G/A G/A G/A G/A G/A G/A G+ GG EA+ EAEA Ncases PG "Negative Mood Delusions"; 89 0.0001 838 0.0001 927 0.013 286 0.028 988 n.s. 1274 n.s. SNP, single 1.93 0.72 0.82 1.27 1.21 1.15 nucleotide polymorphism; MAF, minor allele frequency; OR, odds ratio; referring to the minor allele; n.s., non significant. cases controls 0.27 0.12 0.14 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.14 0.14 0.14 OR G, German; EA, European American; + with "Negative Mood Delusions"; without MAF