[Circadian rhythm of the axillary temperature in mood disorders. Prominent ultradian period in major thymic disorders].
Axillary temperature was recorded in in-patients with affective disorders (DSM III-R). The results suggest that ultradian temperature rhythm could be the indice of an internal desynchronisation associated with acute episode of major affective disorders.
Bicakova-Rocher
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Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Fernand-Widal, Paris.
Gorceix
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Reinberg
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Nouguier-Soulé
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Nouguier
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001831:Body Temperature; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Rythme circadien de la température axillaire dans les maladies de l'humeur. Prédominance d'une période ultradienne lors de troubles thymiques majeurs.