Self-reported psychopathological symptoms and quality of life in outpatients with bipolar disorder

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-284

  Goossens, Peter J J ^a,b   Hartong, Erwin G Th M ^c   Knoppert Van Der Klein, Elise A M ^d   Van Achterberg, Theo ^b  

^a Centre for Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Rivierduinen Centre for Mental Health   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Nursing; Outpatients; Psychopathological symptoms; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 52349116109     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2008.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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