A study of the incidence of bipolar spectrum disorders in a private psychiatric practice

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-374

  Tavormina, Giuseppe ^a   Agius, Mark ^b  

^a Psychiatric Studies Centre   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Epidemiology; Temperaments

Indexed keywords

AGITATED DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHORIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; HUMANS; ITALY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 36448976233     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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