Abstract
Sixty-one winter depressive patients were evaluated for evidence of bipolar illness. Using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Lifetime Version and the General Behavior Inventory, only nine (15%) could be considered bipolar. On prospective evaluation of patients during the summer following winter depression, few showed signs of manic or hypomanic symptoms. Also, few patients had a family history of bipolar illness. When patients were asked to evaluate symptoms of winter depression, lack of energy was found to be the most prominent feature of the syndrome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 196-204 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Comprehensive Psychiatry |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health