Missed bipolarity and psychiatric comorbidity in women with postpartum depression

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 742-747

  Sharma, Verinder ^a   Khan, Mustaq ^b   Corpse, Cynthia ^c   Sharma, Priya ^c  

^a Specialized Adult Ambulatory Care Program   (Canada)

^b Mood Disorders Program   (Canada)

^c Regional Mental Health Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Bipolar disorder; Comorbidity; Misdiagnosis; Mood Disorders Questionnaire; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHILDBIRTH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSTHYMIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49849091851     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2008.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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