In the article “Temperament and Mood Disorders,” written by Hagop Akiskal, he discusses how classifying mood disorders into different spectrums can result from underlying temperaments. German psychiatrist Dr. Emil Kraepelin notes that there are Different forms of manic-depressive disorders. Dr. Kraepelin notes that many different patients develop mania or hypomania, and in fact might have family members who also experience maniac-depressive disorders. Dr. Kurt Schneider, another German psychiatrist described individuals as having distinct affective disorders. Dr. Schneider goes on to explain the four various levels, there are to mood disorders and how people tend to associate with more than one level. These levels consist of Type 1 having basic
