Treatment resistance in unipolar depression: Is it an iatrogenic phenomenon caused by antidepressant treatment of patients with a bipolar diathesis?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1142-1145

  Sharma, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Mood Disorders Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AFFECT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; THINKING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33748151934     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.058     Document Type: Article

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