Refining the evaluation of bipolar II: Beyond the strict SCID-CV guidelines for hypomania

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 33-38

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,c   Akiskal, Hagop S ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Diagnosis; Hypomania; Major depression; Prevalence; SCID CV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM IV AXIS I DISORDER CLINICAL VERSION;

ADULT; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0037219284     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00327-0     Document Type: Article

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