The problem of the treatment of bipolar-II depression [1]

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 440-441

  Benazzi, Franco ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RESTLESSNESS; SCREENING TEST; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; THOUGHT DISORDER;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 5144219648     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00125.x     Document Type: Letter

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