Anger and cluster B personality traits and the conversion from unipolar depression to bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Feelings of anger and irritability are prominent symptoms of bipolar disorder (BD) that may occur during hypomanic, depressive and, especially, during mixed mood states. We aimed to determine whether such constructs are associated with the conversion to BD in subjects with a history of unipolar depression.

Methods

Data were derived from the depressed participants of Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety with 9 years of follow-up. Hypomania was ascertained using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview at 2, 4, 6, and 9 years follow-up. Cross-sectionally, we studied the association between prevalent hypomania and anger related constructs with the "Spielberger Trait Anger subscale," the "Anger Attacks" questionnaire, the cluster B personality traits

SUBMITTER: Mesbah R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248435 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature