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Mood-

Stabilizer Clinical predictors Temperamental predictors

▪ Episodic course (free ▪ Hyperthymic dominant

intervals) traits (“H”)

▪ Euphoric hypomania ▪ High affective intensity
Lithium
▪ MDI sequence (“I”)

▪ Absence of rapid cycling

▪ Family history of BP

▪ Mixed hypomania ▪ Complex instable traits

Valproate ▪ Rapid cycling (Cyclo – Anx – Irrit)

Divalproate ▪ Anxious comorbidity ▪ High mood reactivity

Valpromide ▪ Substance abuse ▪ Borderline traits

▪ Migraine

▪ Dominant depressive • Depressive dominant

recurrence traits (± Anxious

▪ High mood lability and Temp)
Lamotrigine
instability • Borderline traits

▪ DMI sequence • High emotional

reactivity and instability

Hantouche, Tempéraments Affectifs, J Lyon, Mars 2014