Comorbidity in bipolar disorder among the elderly: Results from an epidemiological community sample

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 319-321

  Goldstein, Benjamin I ^a,b   Herrmann, Nathan ^a   Shulman, Kenneth I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PANIC DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644998347     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.2.319     Document Type: Article

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