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Overt irritability/anger in unipolar major depressive episodes: past and current characteristics and implications for long-term course by Judd, Lewis L, Schettler, Pamela J, Coryell, William, Akiskal, Hagop S, Fiedorowicz, Jess G

“…Although symptoms of irritability or anger are not central to the diagnosis of unipolar major depressive episodes (MDEs), these symptoms have been found, in…”
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Prevalence and Effects of Mood Disorders on Work Performance in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Workers by Kessler, Ronald C., Akiskal, Hagop S., Ames, Minnie, Birnbaum, Howard, Greenberg, Paul, .A, Robert M, Jin, Robert, Merikangas, Kathleen R., Simon, Gregory E., Wang, Philip S.

“…Objective: Research on the workplace costs of mood disorders has focused largely on major depressive episodes. Bipolar disorder has been overlooked both…”
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Factor Analysis of Temperament and Personality Traits in Bipolar Patients: Correlates with Comorbidity and Disorder Severity by Qiu, Frank, Akiskal, Hagop S, Kelsoe, John R, Greenwood, Tiffany A

“…Abstract Background Temperament and personality traits have been suggested as endophenotypes for bipolar disorder based on several lines of evidence, including…”
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Are atypical depression, borderline personality disorder and bipolar II disorder overlapping manifestations of a common cyclothymic diathesis? by PERUGI, GIULIO, FORNARO, MICHELE, AKISKAL, HAGOP S.

“…The constructs of atypical depression, bipolar II disorder and borderline personality disorder (BPD) overlap. We explored the relationships between these…”
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Psychosocial disability and work role function compared across the long-term course of bipolar I, bipolar II and unipolar major depressive disorders by Judd, Lewis L, Schettler, Pamela J, Solomon, David A, Maser, Jack D, Coryell, William, Endicott, Jean, Akiskal, Hagop S

“…Abstract Objective The research literature on psychosocial disability and work in mood disorders has either focused on relatively short-term course, or did not…”
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The prevalence and disability of bipolar spectrum disorders in the US population: re-analysis of the ECA database taking into account subthreshold cases by Judd, Lewis L., Akiskal, Hagop S.

“…Background: Despite emerging international consensus on the high prevalence of the bipolar spectrum in both clinical and community samples, many skeptics…”
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Demystifying borderline personality: critique of the concept and unorthodox reflections on its natural kinship with the bipolar spectrum by Akiskal, Hagop S.

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TEMPS-A: progress towards validation of a self-rated clinical version of the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire by Akiskal, Hagop S., Akiskal, Kareen K., Haykal, Radwan F., Manning, J. Sloan, Connor, Pamela D.

“…Our aim was to validate the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) in a clinical population. The study…”
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The theoretical underpinnings of affective temperaments: implications for evolutionary foundations of bipolar disorder and human nature by Akiskal, Kareen K., Akiskal, Hagop S.

“…We sketch out putative evolutionary roles for affective temperaments within the theoretical framework of mood disorders conceptualized as extremes in an…”
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INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS Athanasios Koukopoulos: The Man, the Psychiatrist, the Original Thinker by Akiskal, Hagop S

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Current research on affective temperaments by Rihmer, Zoltán, Akiskal, Kareen K, Rihmer, Annamária, Akiskal, Hagop S

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThe aim of this review is to highlight the relationship between affective temperaments and clinical mood disorders and to summarize the…”
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Affective temperament, history of suicide attempt and family history of suicide in general practice patients by Rihmer, Zoltan, Gonda, Xenia, Torzsa, Peter, Kalabay, Laszlo, Akiskal, Hagop S, Eory, Ajandek

“…Abstract Background Untreated major affective disorders are strongly associated with suicidal behaviour; however, clinical, psychological and psycho-social…”
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TEMPS-A and long-term lithium response: Positive correlation with hyperthymic temperament by Rybakowski, Janusz K, Dembinska, Daria, Kliwicki, Sebastian, Akiskal, Kareen K, Akiskal, Hagop H

“…Abstract Background Lithium is still regarded as a cornerstone for the long-term treatment of bipolar disorder. The best response to lithium is associated with…”
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The DSM-IV and ICD-10 categories of recurrent [major] depressive and bipolar II disorders: Evidence that they lie on a dimensional spectrum by Akiskal, Hagop S., Benazzi, Franco

“…Presently it is a hotly debated issue whether unipolar and bipolar disorders are categorically distinct or lie on a spectrum. We used the ongoing Ravenna–San…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study of Temperament in Bipolar Disorder Reveals Significant Associations with Three Novel Loci by Greenwood, Tiffany A, Akiskal, Hagop S, Akiskal, Kareen K, Kelsoe, John R

“…Background The many attempts to identify genes for bipolar disorder (BD) have met with limited success, which has generally been attributed to genetic…”
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Agitated “unipolar” depression re-conceptualized as a depressive mixed state: implications for the antidepressant-suicide controversy by Akiskal, Hagop S., Benazzi, Franco, Perugi, Giulio, Rihmer, Zoltán

“…The nosologic status of agitated depression is unresolved. Are they unipolar (UP) or bipolar (BP)? Are they mixed states? Even more controversial is the notion…”
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How best to identify a bipolar-related subtype among major depressive patients without spontaneous hypomania: Superiority of age at onset criterion over recurrence and polarity? by Benazzi, Franco, Akiskal, Hagop S

“…Abstract Background History of high depressive recurrence (without history of mania/hypomania) has been proposed as a mood subtype close to bipolar disorders…”
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In search of Aristotle: Temperament, human nature, melancholia, creativity and eminence by Akiskal, Hagop S, Akiskal, Kareen K

“…Abstract Is suffering associated with melancholia and “madness” necessary for artistic creativity and eminence? Or do creativity and leadership have something…”
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Affective temperaments, as measured by TEMPS-A, among nonviolent suicide attempters by Rihmer, Annamaria, Rozsa, Sandor, Rihmer, Zoltan, Gonda, Xenia, Akiskal, Kareen K, Akiskal, Hagop S

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the role of affective temperaments in suicidal behavior. Method Using the standardized Hungarian…”
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Atypical depression: a variant of bipolar II or a bridge between unipolar and bipolar II? by Akiskal, Hagop S., Benazzi, Franco

“…Although increasing data link atypical depression (AD) to the bipolar spectrum, controversies abound about the extent of the overlap. In particular, the…”
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