A closer look at treatment resistant depression: Is it due to a bipolar diathesis?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 251-257

  Sharma, Verinder ^a   Khan, Mustaq ^a   Smith, Angela ^a  

^a Regional Mental Health Care London   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Bipolar disorder; Loss of response; Mood stabilizers; Resistant depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13544252538     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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