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[Is there a relationship between mood disorders and affective temperaments?]
Fisun Akdeniz1, Sermin Kesebir, Simavi Vahip
1Ege U. Tip Fak., Psikiyatri AD., Affektif Hastaliklar Birimi, Izmir.
Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi = Turkish Journal of Psychiatry
|September 14, 2004
Summary
Depressive temperaments are more prevalent in major depression patients than in bipolar disorder or healthy controls. Affective temperaments may influence the development of mood disorders.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Mood Disorders
- Temperament Research
Context:
- Affective temperaments are proposed to underlie mood disorders.
- The Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto questionnaire (TEMPS-A) assesses these temperaments.
Purpose:
- To investigate if depressive (DT), hyper thymic (HT), cyclothymic (CT), irritable, and anxious temperaments are characteristic of depressive or bipolar disorder (BD).
- To compare affective temperamental differences between patients with major depression, bipolar disorder, and healthy controls.
Summary:
- The study evaluated 68 recurrent major depression (MD-R), 50 single-episode major depressive disorder (MD-S), 84 euthymic bipolar disorder (BD) patients, and 100 healthy controls using TEMPS-A.
- Dominant affective temperaments were significantly more prevalent in the MD-R group. DT was higher in MD-R and MD-S groups compared to BD and controls. CT was elevated in patient groups versus controls. HT was observed only in BD patients.
Impact:
- Findings suggest that affective temperament may play a role in determining the nature and existence of mood disorders.
- This research contributes to understanding the temperamental underpinnings of depression and bipolar disorder.