The bipolar spectrum: A clinical reality in search of diagnostic criteria and an assessment methodology

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-328

  Cassano, Giovanni B ^a   Dell'Osso, Liliana ^a   Frank, Ellen ^b   Miniati, Mario ^a   Fagiolini, Andrea ^c   Shear, Katherine ^b   Pini, Stefano ^a   Maser, Jack ^d  

^a Neurbio   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Bipolar spectrum; Hypomania; Subthreshold bipolarity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032792124     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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