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Toward a definition of a cyclothymic behavioral endophenotype: which traits tap the familial diathesis for bipolar II disorder?
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Dec 2006
Hantouche E G, Akiskal H S
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BACKGROUND: Although the cyclothymic temperament appears to be related to the familial diathesis of bipolar disorder, exhibiting high sensitivity for bipolar II (BP-II) disorder, it is presently uncertain which of its constituent traits are specific for this disorder. METHODS: In a sample of 446 major depressive patients (BP-II and unipolar), in the French National EPIDEP study, the cyclothymic temperament was...
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