Posted by zeugma on April 2, 2005, at 19:00:00
In reply to Re: Rejection sensitivity and MAOIs » ed_uk, posted by SLS on April 2, 2005, at 10:34:48
It is a hypothesis of mine that mood reactivity might be useful in differentiating atypical unipolar versus bipolar depression. Bipolar depression is generally not mood-reactive while mood reactivity is common in atypical depression. It might be a good idea to continue to use mood reactivity as a criterion.>>
I think that the primary distiction presupposed here, between unipolarity and bipolarity, needs to be looked at too. I researched this one on PubMed in my usual manner- kept looking until I found someone who agreed with me :-) Of course now it seems to me simplistic, but this seemed like a good starting point:
Psychiatr Pol. 2003 Mar-Apr;37(2):225-33.
[Personality traits in patients with unipolar and bipolar disorder][Article in Polish]
Sariusz-Skapska M, Czabala C, Dudek D, Zieba A, Rduch S.
Kliniki Psychiatrii Doroslych CM UJ.
AIM: To compare the personality traits as described by H. Eysenck in persons with unipolar and bipolar disorder and healthy persons. METHOD: 60 patients with a diagnosis of uni- and bipolar disorder were studied with the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R). RESULTS: It was noted that there are significant differences amongst the groups in their neuroticism and extraversion but no differences were noted in the domain of psychoticism. Patients diagnosed as having unipolar disorder have a significantly higher level of neuroticism and a lower level of extraversion than those having bipolar disorder. These domains also differentiate the affective disorder patients from healthy individuals. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge about the individual characteristic personality traits of patients with affective uni- and bipolar disorder can be important for the diagnostic and therapeutic processes in these disorders, therefore further study on these characteristics is necessary.>>
responses from introverted bipolars would be especially appreciated.TIA,
z
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