In female adolescents, romantic love is related to hypomanic-like stages and increased physical activity, but not to sleep or depressive symptoms

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Bajoghli, Hafez ^a   Joshaghani, Narges ^a   Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Holsboer Trachsler, Edith ^b   Brand, Serge ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Female adolescents; Hypomania; Physical activity; Romantic love; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IRAN; LOVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP QUALITY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LOVE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860400431     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2010.549340     Document Type: Article

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