African-American participants in a bipolar disorder registry: Clinical and treatment characteristics

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-88

  Kupfer, David J ^a   Frank, Ellen ^a   Grochocinski, Victoria J ^a   Houck, Patricia R ^a   Brown, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Bipolar disorder; Race; Registry

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHRONICITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REGISTRIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 13644266480     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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