“Tell me, how bright your hypomania is, and I tell you, if you are happily in love!”—Among young adults in love, bright side hypomania is related to reduced depression and anxiety, and better sleep quality

Brand, Serge; Foell, Stephan; Bajoghli, Hafez; Keshavarzi, Zahra; Kalak, Nadeem; Gerber, Markus; Schmidt, Norman B.; Norton, Peter J.; Holsboer‐Trachsler, Edith

doi:10.3109/13651501.2014.968588

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“…2017;39 (4) Romantic love and mood states results also mirrors previous findings. 3,[9][10][11]16 Thus, the present results replicate the extant literature, supporting the view that (early-stage) romantic love is an intense period of life marked by feelings of elation, joy, fun, and excitement. Additionally, in our view, the lower depression scores further reinforce the pattern of results described above.…”

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“…11 Furthermore, when male adolescents were assessed, those in love had higher scores for hypomania and lower scores for depression compared to those who were not in love, 3 confirming previous results. 9 Remarkably, adolescents in love also had higher scores for state anxiety. These observations were interpreted in the light of a possible cognitive-emotional appraisal bias related to social and cultural issues; it is conceivable that higher anxiety scores were associated with parents' disapproval of adolescents' engagement in romantic relationships.…”

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“…As in previous studies, 3,9,16 participants completed the Hypomania Check List 32 (HCL-32 18,19 ). Briefly, hypomanic state is assessed by aggregating responses to 32 statements concerning behavior (e.g., ''I spend more money/too much money''), mood (e.g., ''My mood is significantly better''), and thoughts (e.g., ''I think faster'') over the previous 4 weeks.…”

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“…Among a sample of 844 young adults, 9 and contrary to common opinion, experiencing a state of romantic love was not entirely a joyful and happy experience; rather, those participants who reported they were in love while also experiencing so-called ''dark side'' hypomania (i.e., reporting disinhibited stimulation-seeking and irritable-erratic symptoms) also reported being unhappily in love and experiencing more sleep difficulties. The authors concluded that experiencing romantic love might be a critical life event associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as poor sleep.…”

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“…The authors concluded that experiencing romantic love might be a critical life event associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as poor sleep. 9 A study of young Iranian adolescents 10 found that female adolescents in love, when compared to those not in love, had higher scores for hypomania and physical activity. These observations were consistent with previous findings from a study of adolescents in love in Switzerland.…”

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“I love you forever (more or less)” – stability and change in adolescents’ romantic love status and associations with mood states

Bajoghli

Farnia

Joshaghani

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: Experiencing romantic love is an important part of individual development. Here, we investigated stability and change in romantic love and psychological correlates, including mood states, anxiety, and sleep, among Iranian adolescents over a period of 8 months. Method: Two hundred and one adolescents who had taken part in a previous study were contacted; 157 responded. Participants completed a questionnaire covering sociodemographic data, current state of love, and mood, including symptoms of depression, anxiety (state and trait), and hypomania. They also completed a sleep and activity log. Results: Of 64 participants formerly in love, 45 were still in love; of 86 participants not in love at baseline, 69 were still not in love (overall stability, 76%); 17 had fallen in love recently while 19 were no longer in love. Significant and important changes in mood and anxiety were observed in that experiencing romantic love was associated with higher anxiety scores. Hypomania scores increased in those newly in love, and decreased in those in a longer-lasting romantic relationship. Sleep and sleep-related variables were not associated with romantic love status. Conclusion: These findings suggest that, among Iranian adolescents, the state of love is fairly stable, and that love status seems to be associated with specific states of mood and anxiety.

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“I love you forever (more or less)” – stability and change in adolescents’ romantic love status and associations with mood states

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Joshaghani

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Distinct relationships between social aptitude and dimensions of manic-like symptoms in youth

Benarous

Mikita

Goodman

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Difficulties with interpersonal relationships have been reported in children and adolescents with manic symptoms, even if they do not fulfil criteria for a manic episode. The role of social aptitude (SA) in youths with manic symptoms has never been examined in the general population. Moreover, no study has examined whether SA is differentially associated with dimensions of manic symptoms. We hypothesised that youth with predominantly undercontrol manic symptoms (characterised by irritability) would show lower levels of SA; conversely, youth with predominantly exuberant symptoms would show better than average social skills. Our sample comprised 5325 participants from the 2004 British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey (B-CAMHS04), mean age 10.3 years, SD = 3.3, 48 % girls. Manic symptoms were assessed with the Development and Wellbeing Assessment by interviewing parents and young people. Children and adolescents with manic symptoms had a lower SA score, compared to the general population by parent report, but not by self-report. SA score was higher in youths with predominantly exuberant manic symptoms compared to the general population; whereas the youths with predominantly undercontrol manic symptoms had lower SA scores by parent and self-report. Our results provide further evidence for the distinction between exuberant and undercontrol manic symptoms and highlight the need to focus on SA in future research.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00787-015-0800-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Cognitive and neural basis of hypomania: Perspectives for early detection of bipolar disorder

Delvecchio

Pigoni

Altamura

et al. 2018

Bipolar Disorder Vulnerability

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“Tell me, how bright your hypomania is, and I tell you, if you are happily in love!”—Among young adults in love, bright side hypomania is related to reduced depression and anxiety, and better sleep quality

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“I love you forever (more or less)” – stability and change in adolescents’ romantic love status and associations with mood states

“I love you forever (more or less)” – stability and change in adolescents’ romantic love status and associations with mood states

Distinct relationships between social aptitude and dimensions of manic-like symptoms in youth

Cognitive and neural basis of hypomania: Perspectives for early detection of bipolar disorder

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