The role of gender in depressive mixed state

Psychopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-217

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Outpatient Psychiatry Center   (Italy)

^b Outpatient Psychiatry Center   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Depression; Depressive mixed state; Gender; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL PATIENT; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; RESTLESSNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0141867881     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072792     Document Type: Article

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