A study of recent life events and their role in the precipitation of mania.

Most (88%) were married and 12% wcresingle, widowedordivorced. Three-fourths (76%) belonged to rural areas and 46% belonged to the lower socio-economic gaiup (category IV); 32% belonged to group HI and only 2% belonged to category I. Table 1 Distribution of manics and normal controls according to the number of life events experienced Table 3 Frequency and type of life events perceived Life Events Manics Control No.ot life events None One Two Three or more Manics n=50 23 (46%) 3(6%) 7(14%) 17(34%) Controls n=50 44 (88%) 4(8%) 2(4%) O(-) Total 67 7 9 17 X' = 26.5, df = 3, p< 0.001 highly significant Financial loss or problems Large loan Marital conflict Family conflict Property or crops damaged Marriage of daugnter or dep.sister Self or family member unemployed Death of close family member Major purchase or house construction Illness of family members Gain of new family members Change of resid

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