Relationship between sunlight and the age of onset of bipolar disorder: An international multisite study

• Main Authors: Bauer, M., Glenn, T., Alda, M., Andreassen, O.A., Angelopoulos, E., Ardau, R., Baethge, C., Bauer, R., Bellivier, F., Belmaker, R.H., Hatim, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: BF Psychology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10968/1/Relationship_between_sunlight_and_the_age_of_onset.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10968/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032714003279
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: The onset of bipolar disorder is influenced by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. We previously found that a large increase in sunlight in springtime was associated with a lower age of onset. This study extends this analysis with more collection sites at diverse locati...