The social and economic effects of manic depressive illness and of its treatment in lithium clinics

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 505-509

  Armond, A D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic; Lithium; Manic depressive; Social

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

BODY WEIGHT; CAR DRIVING; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE; THYROID FUNCTION;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LITHIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032433903     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/48.8.505     Document Type: Short Survey

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