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[Periodicities in the longitudinal evaluation of affective status]
L Risco1, F Lolas Stepke, L Firinguetti
1Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
Acta Psiquiatrica Y Psicologica De America Latina
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Both circadian and infradian rythms in Affective State (AS) are reported in 12 subjects (10 with Affective Disorders, 2 without Mental Disorder). The segmented visual scale ESTA-III was used, which yields scores for two dimensions: Mood and Drive. Self-assessment of AS was carried out every 8 hours for about a month. The statistical procedure is underlined. Theoretical implications of findings are discussed.