Age-at-first-registration and heterogeneity in affective psychoses

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-69

  Welham, Joy L ^a   Thomis, Richard ^a   McGrath, John J ^a  

^a The Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective psychosis; Age of onset; Bipolar disorder; Manic depression; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONSET AGE; REGISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037303773     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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