Is depressive mixed state a transition between depression and hypomania?

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c  

^a E Hecker Outpatient Psychiat Ctr ^*  (Italy)

^b E Hecker Outpatient Psychiat Ctr   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Cycle; Depression; Depressive mixed state; Hypomania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION MIXED STATE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 4043076927     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-004-0461-x     Document Type: Article

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