[Circadian rhythm of the axillary temperature in mood disorders. Prominent ultradian period in major thymic disorders]. / Rythme circadien de la température axillaire dans les maladies de l'humeur. Prédominance d'une période ultradienne lors de troubles thymiques majeurs.

ABSTRACT

Axillary temperature was recorded in in-patients with affective disorders (DSM III-R). The results suggest that ultradian temperature rhythm could be the indice of an internal desynchronisation associated with acute episode of major affective disorders.