Solar insolation in springtime influences age of onset of bipolar I disorder.
Michael BauerT GlennM AldaM A AleksandrovichO A AndreassenE AngelopoulosR ArdauY AyhanC BaethgeS R BharathramR BauerB T BauneC Becerra-PalarsFrank BellivierR H BelmakerM BerkY BersudskyŞ BicakciH Birabwa-OketchoT D BjellaL BossiniJ CabreraE Y W CheungM Del ZompoS DoddM DonixBruno EtainA FagioliniK N FountoulakisM A FryeA Gonzalez-PintoJ F GottliebP GrofH HarimaC HenryE T IsometsäS JannoF KapczinskiM KardellS KhaldiS KliwickiB KönigT L KotR KroghM KunzB LaferM LandénE R LarsenU LewitzkaR W LichtC Lopez-JaramilloG MacQueenM ManchiaW MarshM Martinez-CengotitabengoaI MelleF Meza-UrzúaM Yee MingS MonteithG MorkenE MoscaR MunozS V MythriF NacefR K NadellaF G NeryR E NielsenC O'DonovanA OmraniY OsherH Østermark SørensenU OualiY Pica RuizM PilhatschM PinnaF D R da PonteD QuirozR RamesarN RasgonM S ReddyA ReifP RitterJ K RybakowskiK Sagduyu M ScippaE SeverusC SimhandlD J SteinS StrejilevichM SubramaniamA H SulaimanK SuominenH TagataY TatebayashiL TondoC TorrentA E VaalerJ VeehEduard VietaB ViswanathM Yoldi-NegreteM ZetinY ZguebP C WhybrowPublished in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2017)
A large increase in springtime solar insolation may impact the onset of bipolar disorder, especially with a family history of mood disorders. Recent societal changes that affect light exposure (LED lighting, mobile devices backlit with LEDs) may influence adaptability to a springtime circadian challenge.