Validating 'hard' and 'soft' phenotypes within the bipolar spectrum: Continuity or discontinuity?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Akiskal, Hagop S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONDITIONING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; REMISSION; WORK CAPACITY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037222023     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00390-7     Document Type: Article

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