Psychological factors and life change events in bipolar patients

Hardy-Baylé, M.C.

L'Encephale 23 Spec no 1: 20-26

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0013-7006
PMID: 9172975
Document Number: 473076
This article purpose is to discuss the major hypotheses concerning the relationship of personality to bipolar disorders. The data are reported and commented. Life events are introduced to confirm the influence of psychological factors in the course of these disorders, supposed to be endogenous. The status of bipolar disorder is discussed. The unitary model of major affective disorders could allow to answer the questions raised by the data.

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