Jules Angst

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  1. ncbi Diagnostic criteria for bipolarity based on an international sample of 5,635 patients with DSM-IV major depressive episodes
    J Angst
    Psychiatrische Universitatsklinik, Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 262:3-11. 2012
  2. ncbi Validity of the 32-item Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) in a clinical sample with mood disorders in China
    Hai Chen Yang
    Mental Health Institute, the 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
    BMC Psychiatry 11:84. 2011
  3. ncbi Childhood adversity and chronicity of mood disorders
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:21-7. 2011
  4. ncbi Long-term depression versus episodic major depression: results from the prospective Zurich study of a community sample
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 115:112-21. 2009
  5. ncbi Atypical depressive syndromes in varying definitions
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, PO Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 256:44-54. 2006
  6. ncbi Major depressive disorder with subthreshold bipolarity in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    Jules Angst
    Department of Psychiatry, Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Psychiatry 167:1194-201. 2010
  7. ncbi The generalized anxiety spectrum: prevalence, onset, course and outcome
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 259:37-45. 2009
  8. ncbi Obsessive-compulsive syndromes and disorders: significance of comorbidity with bipolar and anxiety syndromes
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 68, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 255:65-71. 2005
  9. ncbi Are hypomanics the happier normals?
    Alex Gamma
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 111:235-43. 2008
  10. ncbi Prevalence of exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD. The Zurich Cohort Study
    Urs Hepp
    Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Culmannstrasse 8, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 256:151-8. 2006

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Publications39

  1. ncbi Diagnostic criteria for bipolarity based on an international sample of 5,635 patients with DSM-IV major depressive episodes
    J Angst
    Psychiatrische Universitatsklinik, Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 262:3-11. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi Validity of the 32-item Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) in a clinical sample with mood disorders in China
    Hai Chen Yang
    Mental Health Institute, the 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
    BMC Psychiatry 11:84. 2011
    ..The 32-item Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32), a questionnaire for screening bipolar disorders, has been utilised in several countries, but it unclear if the Chinese version of the HCL-32 is valid...
  3. ncbi Childhood adversity and chronicity of mood disorders
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:21-7. 2011
    ..Childhood family problems are strong risk factors for the chronicity of mood disorders (UP and BP). The risk may be mediated partly by anxious personality traits, poor coping and low self-esteem...
  4. ncbi Long-term depression versus episodic major depression: results from the prospective Zurich study of a community sample
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 115:112-21. 2009
    ..Our study aims to characterise LTD in comparison with episodic (non-chronic) major depressive episodes (MDE) on the basis of data from a community sample...
  5. ncbi Atypical depressive syndromes in varying definitions
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, PO Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 256:44-54. 2006
    ..Using prospective data from a community sample, this paper identifies criteria (and correlates) for an AD syndrome that maximizes the association with female sex and bipolar-II...
  6. ncbi Major depressive disorder with subthreshold bipolarity in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
    Jules Angst
    Department of Psychiatry, Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Psychiatry 167:1194-201. 2010
    ..The authors examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of major depressive disorder with subthreshold bipolarity compared with pure major depressive disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)...
  7. ncbi The generalized anxiety spectrum: prevalence, onset, course and outcome
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 259:37-45. 2009
    ....
  8. ncbi Obsessive-compulsive syndromes and disorders: significance of comorbidity with bipolar and anxiety syndromes
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 68, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 255:65-71. 2005
    ..To determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of comorbid obsessive compulsive disorders and syndromes (OCD/OCS), compared with pure OCD/OCS among adults in the community...
  9. ncbi Are hypomanics the happier normals?
    Alex Gamma
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 111:235-43. 2008
    ..Not much is known about hypomanic states in subjects free of major and minor depressive mood disorders. Our aim was to identify and characterise a group of such "pure" hypomanics in relation to a normal control group...
  10. ncbi Prevalence of exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD. The Zurich Cohort Study
    Urs Hepp
    Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Culmannstrasse 8, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 256:151-8. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence rate of exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTE) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a representative sample of the general population...
  11. ncbi Is bipolar I disorder heterogeneous?
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University, Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, 68, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 254:82-91. 2004
    ..This paper seeks to elucidate this question by contributing further data...
  12. ncbi Does psychomotor agitation in major depressive episodes indicate bipolarity? Evidence from the Zurich Study
    Jules Angst
    Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich University, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 259:55-63. 2009
    ..This paper tested whether, how, and to what extent both psychomotor symptoms, agitation and retardation in depression are related to bipolarity and anxiety...
  13. ncbi Obsessive-compulsive severity spectrum in the community: prevalence, comorbidity, and course
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, 68, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 254:156-64. 2004
    ..To describe lifetime prevalence rates, course and comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessive-compulsive syndromes (OCS) and OC-symptoms (OC-sx) up to age 41...
  14. ncbi A new rating scale for adult ADHD based on the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90-R)
    Dominique Eich
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstr 31, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 262:519-28. 2012
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  15. ncbi Is depression a risk factor for heart complaints? Longitudinal aspects in the Zurich study
    Dominique Eich
    Department of Clinical and Social Psychiatry, Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, PO Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:396-401. 2007
    ..The objective of this longitudinal study was to assess the association between major depression and heart complaints in a population of young and healthy adults...
  16. ncbi Major depression predicts an increase in long-term body weight variability in young adults
    Gregor Hasler
    Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Obes Res 13:1991-8. 2005
    ..To test the hypothesis that major depression predicts an increase in long-term body weight variability (BWV)...
  17. ncbi Is the association of alcohol use disorders with major depressive disorder a consequence of undiagnosed bipolar-II disorder?
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, Mail Box 1931, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 256:452-7. 2006
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  18. ncbi Prevalence of mental disorders in the Zurich Cohort Study: a twenty year prospective study
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 14:68-76. 2005
    ..In order to minimise retrospective recall in developing estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders in the general population, we conducted a prospective study of a cohort of youth from Zurich, Switzerland...
  19. ncbi Diagnostic conversion from depression to bipolar disorders: results of a long-term prospective study of hospital admissions
    Jules Angst
    Epidemiological Research, Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 68, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 84:149-57. 2005
    ..To analyse the time course and some risk factors for a diagnostic change from major depression to bipolar disorders (BP) over an average of 20 years from the onset of the disorders...
  20. ncbi Bipolar disorder--methodological problems and future perspectives
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University, Psychiatric Hospital, Research Department, Zurich, Switzerland
    Dialogues Clin Neurosci 10:129-39. 2008
    ..Early and timely diagnosis of BPD is necessary to enable prompt intervention and secondary prevention of the disorder. The paper describes the current status and future directions of developing clinical concepts of bipolarity...
  21. ncbi Toward a re-definition of subthreshold bipolarity: epidemiology and proposed criteria for bipolar-II, minor bipolar disorders and hypomania
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 68, CH 8029, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 73:133-46. 2003
    ..to develop and validate criteria for the definition of softer expressions of bipolar-II (BP-II) disorder and hypomania, (3). to demonstrate the prevalence, clinical validity and comorbidity of the entire soft bipolar spectrum...
  22. ncbi Varying temporal criteria for generalized anxiety disorder: prevalence and clinical characteristics in a young age cohort
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Psychol Med 36:1283-92. 2006
    ..This study questions the 6-month duration criterion for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) used in DSM-III-R and DSM-IV...
  23. ncbi Diagnostic issues in bipolar disorder
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31 CH 8029, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 13:S43-50. 2003
    ..There is increasing evidence for the existence of a broad spectrum of bipolar disorders, and data demonstrating the clinical validity of modifying some of the criteria for hypomania are reviewed here...
  24. ncbi The use of complementary and alternative medicine in the general population: results from a longitudinal community study
    Wulf Rossler
    Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Psychol Med 37:73-84. 2007
    ..We have examined data from the Zurich Study to determine trends and predictors of CAM use in Switzerland...
  25. ncbi Adult versus adolescent onset of smoking: how are mood disorders and other risk factors involved?
    Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross
    Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Addiction 104:1411-9. 2009
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  26. ncbi The spectra of neurasthenia and depression: course, stability and transitions
    Alex Gamma
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Research Department, Lenggstr 31, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:120-7. 2007
    ..Neurasthenia is recognized by ICD-10, but not by DSM-IV. Its course, longitudinal stability and relationship to depression is not well understood...
  27. ncbi Recurrence of bipolar disorders and major depression. A life-long perspective
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 253:236-40. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: If long-term trials confirm its efficacy, these results support lifelong prophylactic treatment of severe types of mood disorders...
  28. ncbi Suicide in 406 mood-disorder patients with and without long-term medication: a 40 to 44 years' follow-up
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Switzerland
    Arch Suicide Res 9:279-300. 2005
    ..Long-term treatment also reduced overall mortality, and combined treatments proved more effective than mono-therapy...
  29. ncbi How ubiquitous are physical and psychological complaints in young and middle adulthood? A longitudinal perspective
    Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross
    Psychiatric University Hospital, Militarstr 8, 8004, Zurich, Switzerland
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:881-8. 2006
    ..To investigate continuity and change of self-reported physical and psychological complaints in young adults over a period of 20 years...
  30. ncbi Is there a common resilience mechanism underlying antidepressant drug response? Evidence from 2848 patients
    Hans H Stassen
    Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:1195-205. 2007
    ..Timing issues of antidepressant drug response are of major clinical relevance, given our current inability to predict when a particular patient will respond to a particular treatment...
  31. ncbi Do many patients with depression suffer from bipolar disorder?
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Can J Psychiatry 51:3-5. 2006
  32. ncbi Diagnosis and course of affective psychoses: was Kraepelin right?
    Jules Angst
    Psychiatrische Universitatsklinik, Lenggstrasse 31, Postfach 1931, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 258:107-10. 2008
    ..In contrast to Kraepelin's unitarian view the long-term prognosis of subgroups of mood disorders varies considerably. Overall it is nevertheless astonishing how much of Kraepelin's legacy has survived...
  33. ncbi The prediction of criminal recidivism: the implication of sampling in prognostic models
    Frank Urbaniok
    Psychiatric Psychological Service, Zurich Department of Justice, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:129-34. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to examine how sensitive prognostic models are to the calibration sample...
  34. ncbi The HCL-32: towards a self-assessment tool for hypomanic symptoms in outpatients
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 1931, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 88:217-33. 2005
    ..As such, an instrument for self-assessment of hypomanic symptoms might increase the detection of suspected and of manifest, but under-treated, cases of bipolar disorders...
  35. ncbi Linking substance use with symptoms of subclinical psychosis in a community cohort over 30 years
    Wulf Rossler
    Department of General and Social Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Addiction 107:1174-84. 2012
    ..The aim of the study was to examine the temporal associations between substance use and subclinical psychosis symptoms...
  36. ncbi Multimorbidity of psychiatric disorders as an indicator of clinical severity
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Mail Box 68, Lenggstr 31, 8029 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 252:147-54. 2002
    ..These findings demonstrate the importance of characterization of multiple syndromes rather than applying arbitrary hierarchical distinctions between diagnostic categories...
  37. ncbi A new bipolar spectrum concept: a brief review
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Bipolar Disord 4:11-4. 2002
    ..Some methodological pitfalls of research on drug-induced hypomania as an element of the bipolar spectrum are also summarized...
  38. ncbi The mood spectrum: improving the diagnosis of bipolar disorder
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Bipolar Disord 7:4-12. 2005
    ..In conclusion, the importance of subthreshold syndromes should not be underestimated as failure to recognize bipolar spectrum disorder could delay treatment and worsen prognosis...
  39. ncbi Toward validation of atypical depression in the community: results of the Zurich cohort study
    Jules Angst
    Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Lenggstrasse 31, P O Box 68, 8029, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 72:125-38. 2002
    ....