Temperament and self-esteem in high-risk offspring of bipolar parents: Vulnerability and scar effects

Psychological factors such as temperamental characteristics and self-esteem have long been associated with major mood disorders (Zaninotto et al., 2016, Sowislo and Orth, 2013), and proposed as potentially suitable early intervention and prevention targets (Van Zoonen et al., 2014). Yet, research into the temporal relationship of these associations has been equivocal, raising question as to the whether these factors were vulnerability indicators or consequences related to prior mood disorder or both.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - September 17, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Sarah Margaret Goodday, Martin Preisig, Mehdi Gholamrezaee, Paul Grof, Anne Duffy Tags: Research paper Source Type: research