Types of depression more frequent in bipolar than in unipolar affective illness: Results of the polish DEP-BI study

Psychopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-158

  Rybakowski, Janusz K ^a   Suwalska, Aleksandra ^a   Lojko, Dorota ^a   Rymaszewska, Joanna ^b   Kiejna, Andrzej ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bipolar affective illness; Depression; Unipolar affective illness

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRACTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPERSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANIC; POLAND; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33947411268     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100004     Document Type: Article

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