A continuity between bipolar II depression and major depressive disorder?

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1043-1050

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c,d  

^a Hecker Psychiatry Research Center   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Bipolar II disorder; Continuity; Major depressive disorder; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRACTIBILITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTIVATION; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTLESSNESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THOUGHT DISORDER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 33745271042     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.03.037     Document Type: Article

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