Premorbid affective temperament types have an important role in the clinical evolution of
minor and major mood episodes including the direction of the polarity and the symptom …

Abstract Background The Temperament Evaluation Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego
Auto-questionnaire (TEMPS) is validated to assess temperament in clinical and non-clinical …

Objective: Depue and Morrone-Strupinsky (2005) distinguished between two different types
of positive affect regulation system: 1. relates to activated positive affects such as excitement …

Introduction Research concerning the genetic background of traits, temperaments and
psychiatric disorders has been rapidly expanding. One of the most frequently studied …

Temperament has been demonstrated clinically to be linked to mental disorders. We aimed
to determine the possible role of temperament in mental disorders in a national …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of affective
temperaments in general non-clinical population in different countries METHOD: We …

Background Affective disorders are highly disabling illnesses constituting a significant
burden for the patients, their family and the society. Therefore, it would be very useful to find …

Background Among risk factors for suicidal behavior, there is growing interest in
associations with stable affective temperament types, particularly based on assessment with …

Background Chronotype, an individual׳ s preferred time for activity and sleep, has been
known to be associated with affective disorders. Affective temperaments may be subclinical …

Background Previous studies have shown the interaction between heredity and childhood
stress or life events on the pathogenesis of major depression. We hypothesized that …