The validity and utility of patients' daily ratings of mood and impairment in clinical trials of bipolar disorder

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 366-371

  Parker, G ^a,b   Tully, L ^a   Olley, A ^a   Barnes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Hypomania; Impairment; Measurement; Mood ratings

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34147162902     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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