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Seasonal concordance of recurrence in mood disorder patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

B Barbini ,
D Di Molfetta ,
M Gasperini ,
MG Manfredonia  and
E Smeraldi
B Barbini
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, San Raffaele Hospital School of Medicine, University of Milan Medical School, Via Prinetti 29, Milan, Italy
D Di Molfetta
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, San Raffaele Hospital School of Medicine, University of Milan Medical School, Via Prinetti 29, Milan, Italy
M Gasperini
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, San Raffaele Hospital School of Medicine, University of Milan Medical School, Via Prinetti 29, Milan, Italy
MG Manfredonia
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, San Raffaele Hospital School of Medicine, University of Milan Medical School, Via Prinetti 29, Milan, Italy
E Smeraldi
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, San Raffaele Hospital School of Medicine, University of Milan Medical School, Via Prinetti 29, Milan, Italy
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Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the seasonal pattern of recurrences and the concordance among first episode (index episode) versus the subsequent recurrences in a sample of 210 patients affected by mood disorders, referred to the Mood Disorder Unit of San Raffaele Hospital. The most depressive recurrences are in spring for unipolar subjects and in fall for bipolars. Manic episodes are more frequent in summer. Patients presented a high concordance rate between the first and the second episode, female patients were more concordant than male subjects, and patients with low cycle of illness (one episode every six or more years) were the most concordant ones.

Keywords

seasonalityrecurrencemood disorders
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , 1995 , pp. 171 - 174
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1995

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