Diagnostic co-morbidity in 2300 psychiatric out-patients presenting for treatment evaluated with a semi-structured diagnostic interview

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-210

  Zimmerman, M ^a,b   McGlinchey, J B ^a   Chelminski, I ^a   Young, D ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Bayside Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiology; Co morbidity; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 38549168380     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001717     Document Type: Article

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