Diagnosis of unipolar depression following initial identification of bipolar disorder: A common and costly misdiagnosis

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 749-758

  Stensland, Michael D ^a   Schultz, Jennifer F ^b   Frytak, Jennifer R ^c  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c i3 Innovus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45249122452     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n0508     Document Type: Article

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