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KMID : 0385619950040010059
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Korean Journal of Psychopathology
1995 Volume.4 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.66
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Seasonality land Climate Variables in the Occurrence of Manic Episodes
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Abstract
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@EN The seasonal pattern to the manic episodes f bipolar disorder and the relationships between manic occurrences and climate variables were examined.
@ES Methods:
@EN Two hundred four manic episodes of 67 patients who fulfilled DSM-III-R criteria for bipolar disorder were identified from the hospital records search of all the admissions to a Bugok National mental Hospital from March, 1990 to August, 1994.
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month of onset of these manic episodes were recorded and the monthly average data for climate variables during the same month were examined. Korea meteorological administration at Seoul provided the data regarding weather conditions. Correlations
between manic occurrence and climate were calculated.
@ES Results:
@EN The manic occurrences were peaked at the months of march to April. The average hours of sunshine tended to be correlated with manic occurrences, but their correlation was not significant(p=0.56, p=0.058). The other climate variables were not
correlated with manic occurrences. When the manic occurrences of drug-unmaintained cases were selectively analized, the correlation between manic occurrence and hours of sunshine became to be statistically significant (p=0.58, p<0.05).
@ES Conclusion:
@EN These results suggest that the manic occurrences tend to show a seasonal variation with a spring peak and this seasonal variation is associated with hours of sunshine.
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