Psychopathological Correlates of Lifetime Anxiety Comorbidity in Bipolar I Patients: Findings from a French National Cohort

Abstract

Factors associated with lifetime anxiety comorbidity in bipolar I patients may be integrated into a comprehensive diathesis-stress model emphasizing the role of irritable temperament as a source of mood instability and stress, and interacting with other temperamental characteristics to trigger the outbreak of both anxiety and bipolar symptoms.