Kindling of life stress in bipolar disorder: Comparison of sensitization and autonomy models

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-16

  Weiss, Rachel B ^a   Stange, Jonathan P ^b   Boland, Elaine M ^b,f   Black, Shimrit K ^c,d   LaBelle, Denise R ^b   Abramson, Lyn Y ^e   Alloy, Lauren B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Course; Kindling; Life events; Stress sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; KINDLING; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD CHANGE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOOD DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925601170     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000014     Document Type: Article

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