Healthcare resource utilization in bipolar depression compared with unipolar depression: Results of a United States population-based study

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 704-710

  Frye, Mark A ^a,e   Calabrese, Joseph R ^b   Reed, Michael L ^c   Hirschfeld, Robert M A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VEDANTA RESEARCH   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 33749000584     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852900014796     Document Type: Article

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