Unipolar or bipolar depression? Improving diagnostic confidence with the adult patient

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 172-178

  Ramsley, Susan E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Differential diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34147165133     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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