The misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder as a psychotic disorder: Some of its causes and their influence on therapy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 174-183

  Meyer, Friederike ^a   Meyer, Thomas D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bipolar disorder; Diagnostic process; Heuristic; Psychotic disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CLONAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRYPTOPHAN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 56249086439     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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