Is the association of alcohol use disorders with major depressive disorder a consequence of undiagnosed bipolar-II disorder?

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 256, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 452-457

  Angst, Jules ^a   Gamma, Alex ^a   Endrass, Jérôme ^c   Rössler, Wulf ^a   Ajdacic Gross, Valdeta ^a   Eich, Dominique ^a   Herrell, Richard ^b   Merikangas, Kathleen Ries ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c National Institutes of Health ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Alcohol dependence; Alcohol use disorders; Bipolar II disorder; Comorbidity; Major depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33750073532     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0673-3     Document Type: Article

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