Impact of anxiety disorder comorbidity on quality of life in euthymic bipolar disorder patients: differences between bipolar I and II subtypes

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Albert, Umberto ^a   Rosso, Gianluca ^a   Maina, Giuseppe ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Bipolar disorder; Comorbidity; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 36849053789     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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