Bipolar disorder in older adult inpatients

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 417-419

  Sajatovic, Martha ^a,c   Bingham, C Raymond ^b   Campbell, Elaine Arnold ^a   Fletcher, Diana Faye ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic medication; Bipolar disorder; Elderly; Mania

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ONSET AGE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444381639     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000165296.50985.a8     Document Type: Article

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