Using technology to improve longitudinal studies: Self-reporting with Chrono Record in bipolar disorder

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-74

  Bauer, Michael ^a,b   Grof, Paul ^c   Gyulai, Laszlo ^d   Rasgon, Natalie ^b,e   Glenn, Tasha ^f   Whybrow, Peter C ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ChronoRecord Association Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; ChronoRecord computer software; Longitudinal studies; Methodology; Self reporting; Technology

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MOOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SLEEP; SOFTWARE;

EID: 1342269021     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-5618.2003.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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