Depressive mixed state: A feature of the natural course of bipolar II (and major depressive) disorder?

Psychopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 207-212

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c,d  

^a E Hecker Outpatient Psychiat Ctr   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Depression; Depressive mixed state; Hypomania; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTLESSNESS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 5644295327     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080715     Document Type: Article

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