Hypomania spectrum disorders from adolescence to adulthood: A 15-year follow-up of a community sample

Abstract Background There is a lack of scientific knowledge about the broader spectrum of hypomania in adolescence and the course over time. To investigate this, we used longitudinal data spanning from adolescence to age 31 years. Method A community sample of adolescents ( N =2300) was screened for...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2013-02, Vol.145 (2), p.190-199
Main Authors: Päären, A, von Knorring, A-L, Olsson, G, von Knorring, L, Bohman, H, Jonsson, U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adulthood
Affective disorders
Age
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Child and adolescent hypomania
Data processing
Depression
Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology
Diagnostic testing
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypomania
Incidence
Interview, Psychological
Long-term follow-up
Lost to Follow-Up
Male
Mania
Medical sciences
Mood
Mood disorders
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psykiatri
Sweden - epidemiology
Symptoms
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background There is a lack of scientific knowledge about the broader spectrum of hypomania in adolescence and the course over time. To investigate this, we used longitudinal data spanning from adolescence to age 31 years. Method A community sample of adolescents ( N =2300) was screened for depressive symptoms. Adolescents (16–17 years) with a positive screening and matched controls were interviewed with a structured diagnostic interview. A blinded follow-up assessment was conducted 15 years later, with a structured diagnostic interview covering the age span 19–31 years. Questions about treatment and family history were included. Results Ninety adolescents (16–17 years) with a lifetime hypomania spectrum episode (3.9% of the total sample) were identified: 40 with fullsyndromal, 18 with brief-episode (
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2012.07.031