Cyclothymic temperament and major depressive disorder: A study on Italian patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-203

  Maina, Giuseppe ^a   Salvi, Virginio ^a   Rosso, Gianluca ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective temperaments; Bipolar spectrum; Cyclothymic temperament; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERAMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 74449090423     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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