The Munich Vulnerability Study on Affective Disorders: Risk factors for unipolarity versus bipolarity

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-184

  Modell, Sieglinde ^a   Huber, Johannes ^a   Holsboer, Florian ^a   Lauer, Christoph J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b Hospital Angermuehle   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Unipolar depression; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MUNICH PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REM SLEEP; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037388005     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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