Open AccessSeasonality of Admissions for Mania
Author(s) -
Ravi Philip Rajkumar,
Siddharth Sarkar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15m01780
Subject(s) - seasonality , mania , demography , bipolar disorder , medicine , biology , ecology , mood , psychiatry , sociology
Bipolar disorder is affected by variables that modulate circadian rhythm, including seasonal variations. There is evidence of a seasonal pattern of admissions of mania in various geographical settings, though its timing varies by region and climate. Variables such as age and gender have been shown to affect seasonality in some studies.