Gender differences in bipolar-II disorder

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Benazzi, Franco ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Female; Gender; Male

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33645050138     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-005-0599-1     Document Type: Article

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