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Description and validation of the Affective Temperament Questionnaire.
Comprehensive psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Light Katrina J, Joyce Peter R, Frampton Christopher M A
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BACKGROUND: Akiskal and Mallya (Psychopharmacol Bull. 1987;23:68-73) proposed criteria defining 4 affective temperaments-hyperthymic, irritable, cyclothymic, and dysthymic. This study aims to develop and validate, using a 3-point rating scale, a short questionnaire that assesses these temperaments. METHODS: The Affective Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ) was administered to a family-based sample of individuals with...
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