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- Title
Risk factors for the bipolar and depression spectra.
- Authors
Angst, J.; Gamma, A.; Endrass, J.
- Abstract
Objective: To identify risk factors for mood disorders in a community sample studied from the ages of 20 to 35 years. Method: Social characteristics, a family history of mood disorders and some personality features were analysed as risk factors for bipolar and depressive disorders by means of logistic regression. Results: Frequent 'ups and downs' of mood were the strongest risk factor for both bipolar and depressive disorders; a weaker risk factor for both was emotional/vegetative lability (neuroticism). An additional risk factor for bipolar disorders was a positive family history of mania, whereas for depression it was a positive family history of depression/fatigue. As a risk factor for bipolar disorders, 'ups and downs' were much stronger than a positive family history of mania. Frequent ups and downs were independent of the family history of mood disorders. Conclusion: The results suggest that mood regulation should be investigated as a new, very important independent risk factor for mood disorders.
- Subjects
BIPOLAR disorder; AFFECTIVE disorders; SOCIAL psychology; FAMILY history (Genealogy); NEUROTICISM; LOGISTIC regression analysis; MENTAL illness risk factors
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2003, Vol 108, p15
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1600-0447.108.s418.4.x