Ethnic differences in the presentation of bipolar affective disorder

European Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 199-204

  Kirov, G ^a   Murray, R M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; Bipolar; Depression; Lithium; Mania

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033167830     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(99)80742-1     Document Type: Article

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