Does lower response to alcohol explain the high co-morbidity between bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-84

  Le Strat, Y ^a   Gorwood, P ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION;

ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REWARD;

EID: 44149104574     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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