Is your depressed patient bipolar?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-281

  Kaye, Neil S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; FLUOXETINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZIPRASIDONE;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTHYMIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; RASH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26944477464     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.4.271     Document Type: Review

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