| pubmed-article:15738852 | pubmed:abstractText | Since the two last decades, many authors have broadened the scope of mood disorders to include a larger bipolar spectrum which encompasses the sub-affective conditions, including temperaments. According to this view, the latter conditions represent milder or alternative expressions of the classic bipolar episodes. In successive elaborations, Akiskal et al. hypothesized a complex multicausal approach to bipolar disorder, and studied temperamental dysregulations, which could serve as risk factors for major episodes. Until recently, there have been several studies of patients populations, little is known in control populations. The aim of this report is to compare the rates of three affective temperaments (hyperthymic: TH; depressive: TD; irritable: TI) in non-ill subjects with different risk for mood disorders. (The cyclothymic temperament is studied as part of another report). | lld:pubmed |
