Do child psychiatrists in Germany diagnose bipolar disorders in children and adolescents? Results from a survey

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 426-431

  Meyer, Thomas D ^a,c   Koßmann Böhm, Sibylle ^a   Schlottke, Peter F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Bipolar disorders; Children; Mania

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 5144228229     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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