Does almost everybody suffer from a bipolar disorder?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-8

  Patten, Scott B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 32544437699     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605100103     Document Type: Short Survey

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