title: [Clinical study of 5 families with bipolar disorder].
abstract: Five pedigrees of bipolar patients with at least two bipolar subjects on two generations have been identified in psychiatric departments of Nantes, Montpellier and Challans for linkage studies. In each pedigree, it was found one or more patients suffering from other conditions, like Borderline personality, Anorexia-bulimia, Mental retardation with dysmorphia, and Panic disorders. Mood disorders spectrum and therapeutic implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Jacques, CHRU, Nantes.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amadeo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbar
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fourcade
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scharbach
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bretome
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madec
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castelnau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Besançon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree
vernacular_title: Etude clinique de cinq familles de bipolaires.