Cocaine abuse and the bipolar spectrum in 1090 heroin addicts: Clinical observations and a proposed pathophysiologic model

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Maremmani, Icro ^a,b,c   Pacini, Matteo ^a,b   Perugi, Giulio ^a,b   Deltito, Joseph ^b,e   Akiskal, Hagop ^d  

^a Santa Chiara University Hospital   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c AU CNS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar spectrum; Cocaine; Cyclothymia; Heroin

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLOTHYMIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG ADDICTION HISTORY RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYMIA; HYPOMANIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERAMENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 37449031762     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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