Affective temperaments' relation to functional impairment and affective recurrences in bipolar disorder patients

Journal of Affective Disorders
Kristine Kahr NilssonRasmus Wentzer Licht

Abstract

The prognostic significance of affective temperaments in bipolar disorder is not yet fully understood. This study therefore examined the relationship between affective temperaments and two major illness outcomes in bipolar disorder: functional impairment and affective recurrences. At baseline fifty-one remitted bipolar disorder patients were administered the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A), and the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). The patients were followed for 24 months as part of their routine treatment. At follow-up, data on affective recurrences were obtained through medical records combined with a semi-structured interview that enquired into medication adherence. Scores on the cyclothymic temperament correlated significantly with functional impairment overall and with scores in three function domains: home-management, private leisure activities and social leisure activities. High scores on the cyclothymic temperament also significantly predicted the presence of depressive recurrences even when controlling for medication non-adherence. The presence of hypomanic or manic recurrences was not predicted by scores on any of the affective temperaments. Since al...Continue Reading

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Jul 25, 2015·Nordic Journal of Psychiatry·Sadiye Visal ButurakOrhan Murat Koçak
Feb 5, 2016·Journal of Affective Disorders·Kristine Kahr NilssonKrista Nielsen Straarup
Sep 6, 2012·Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy·Michele FornaroDriss Moussaoui
May 26, 2015·Journal of Affective Disorders·Giulio PerugiOlavo Pinto
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Sep 17, 2013·Journal of Affective Disorders·Diogo Frasquilho GuerreiroMaria Luisa Figueira
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