Randomised controlled trial of efficacy of teaching patients with bipolar disorder to identify early symptoms of relapse and obtain treatment

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7177, 1999, Pages 149-153

  Perry, Alison ^a   Tarrier, Nicholas ^a   Morriss, Richard ^a   McCarthy, Eilis ^a   Limb, Kate ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033573710     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7177.149     Document Type: Article

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