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Table 2 The seasonal pattern types in mood disorder patients with seasonal affective disorder

From: Evaluation of seasonal variations for the seasonal pattern assessment in mood disorder patients and healthy controls

 

BD-I

BD-II

MDD

Depression, n (%)

n = 76

n = 27

n = 72

 Winter pattern

39 (51.32)

16 (59.26)

30 (41.67)

 Summer pattern

20 (26.32)

4 (14.81)

16 (22.22)

 Spring and autumn

14 (18.42)

6 (22.22)

24 (33.33)

(Hypo) mania, n (%)

n = 58

n = 13

 

 Spring pattern

5 (8.62)

2 (9.09)

-

 Summer pattern

29 (50.00)

7 (63.64)

-

 Autumn and Winter

18 (31.03)

3 (27.27)

 
  1. In the case of participants with multiple measurements, the season type was determined based on whether each measurement met the criteria for a seasonal affective disorder diagnosis
  2. MDD Major depressive disorder, BD-I Bipolar I disorder, BD-II Bipolar II disorder
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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