Affective instability as rapid cycling: Theoretical and clinical implications for borderline personality and bipolar spectrum disorders

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  MacKinnon, Dean F ^a,c   Pies, Ronald ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Bipolar disorder; Borderline personality disorder; Psychological development; Psychopathology; Rapid cycling

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; PLACEBO; TOPIRAMATE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BORDERLINE STATE; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE HISTORY; MANIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYMPTOM; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644818508     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2006.00283.x     Document Type: Review

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