The continuum/spectrum concept of mood disorders: Is mixed depression the basic link?

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 256, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 512-515

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Hecker Psychiatry Research Center   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Depressive mixed state; Major depressive disorder; Mixed depression; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOSE RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST; SPECTRUM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845902520     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0672-4     Document Type: Article

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