A comparison of the age of onset of bipolar I and bipolar II outpatients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-253

  Benazzi, Franco ^a  

^a 48015 Castiglione di RA ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Bipolar I disorder; Bipolar II disorder; Outpatients; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032776602     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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