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Circadian phenotype in patients with the co-morbid alcohol use and bipolar disorders.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Hätönen Taina, Forsblom Sebastian, Kieseppä Tuula, Lönnqvist Jouko, Partonen Timo
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AIMS: Alcohol misuse is associated with bipolar disorder. Abnormalities in the circadian clockwork play a role in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder. Alcohol intake is likely to affect the circadian phenotype. We aimed at analysing the behavioural trait of the preference to morning or evening hours for the daily activities in bipolar disorder patients with or without the co-morbid alcohol use. METHODS: Our...
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