Life events and mania: a case-controlled study.
Life events were evaluated in 14 patients with bipolar affective disorder in the year preceding a mania as well as in 14 patients with bipolar affective disorder without a mania matched for age, sex, and time of recall. There were a significantly greater number of uncontrolled and unanticipated life events in the patients with as compared to those without a mania. However, neither the total number of life events nor measures of distress and stress distinguished bipolar patients with as compared to those without mania.
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Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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Kutcher
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged