Mood instability: significance, definition and measurement
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- DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.158543
Mood instability: significance, definition and measurement
Abstract
Mood instability is common, and an important feature of several psychiatric disorders. We discuss the definition and measurement of mood instability, and review its prevalence, characteristics, neurobiological correlates and clinical implications. We suggest that mood instability has underappreciated transdiagnostic potential as an investigational and therapeutic target.
© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015.
Conflict of interest statement
P.J.H. has sat on advisory boards for Sunovion and Roche, and has been an expert witness in pharmaceutical patent litigation cases. S.M. has received sponsorship from Otsuka and Lundbeck to attend an academic congress and owns shares in GSK and AstraZeneca.
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