Demographical profile and clinical features of patients with bipolar disorder in an outpatient setting in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 380-383

  Peh, Andrew L H ^a   Tay, L K ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bipolar depression; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Manic depressive psychosis; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 44149084424     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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