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C. Mar Bonnín

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Predominant polarity and temperament in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders.

2009

Abstract Introduction Recently, the concept of predominant polarity (two-thirds of episodes belonging to a single pole of the illness) has been introduced to further characterise subtypes of bipolar disorders. This concept has been proven to have diagnostic and therapeutic implications, but little is known on the underlying psychopathology and temperaments. With this study, we aimed to further validate the concept and explore its relationships with temperament. Methods This study enrolled 143 patients with bipolar or unipolar disorder. We analysed predominant polarity in the sample of bipolar I patients (N = 124), focussing on those who showed a clear predominance for one or the other polar…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyBipolar DisorderPersonality InventoryPolarity (physics)media_common.quotation_subjectYoung Adultmental disordersmedicineadult; affective disorders; bipolar disorder; depressive disorder; female; humans; male; personality inventory; predominant polarity; psychiatric status rating scales; psychology; temperament; temps-a; young adultPersonalityHumansBipolar disorderPsychiatryTemperamentDepression (differential diagnoses)media_commonPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesDepressive Disordermedicine.diseasePsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyPsychiatric status rating scalesTemperamentFemalePersonality Assessment InventoryPsychologyPsychopathologyJournal of affective disorders
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Predictors of functional outcome after a manic episode.

2015

Abstract Background The identification of functional outcome predictors after acute episodes of bipolar disorders (BD) may allow designing appropriate treatment aiming at restoring psychosocial functioning. Our objective was to identify the best functional outcome predictors at a 6-month follow-up after an index manic episode. Methods We conducted a naturalistic trial (MANACOR) focusing on the global burden of BD, with special emphasis on manic episode-associated costs. We observed patients with BD seen in services of four hospitals in Catalonia (Spain).The total sample included 169 patients with chronic DSM-IV-TR BD I suffering from an acute manic episode who were followed-up for 6 months.…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyBipolar DisorderBody Mass IndexRecurrenceInternal medicinemedicineHumansBipolar disorderPsychiatryRetrospective StudiesStepwise regressionmedicine.diseaseOutcome (probability)Psychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyTreatment OutcomeSocioeconomic FactorsSpainTreatment strategyFemalePredictive variablesPsychologyPsychosocialBody mass indexFollow-Up StudiesJournal of affective disorders
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