Are hypomanics the happier normals?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 235-243

  Gamma, Alex ^a   Angst, Jules ^a   Ajdacic Gross, Vladeta ^a   Rössler, Wulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continuum; Definition; Epidemiology; Extraversion; Hypomania; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MINOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BULIMIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47749087591     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.02.020     Document Type: Article

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