A closer look at depression in mothers who kill their children: Is it unipolar or bipolar depression?

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1625-1631

  Kim, Jeong Hyun ^a   Choi, Sang Sub ^b   Ha, Kyooseob ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Juvenile Division Ministry of Justice   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

EID: 54949100739     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n1013     Document Type: Article

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