The bipolar spectrum - A bridge too far?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 762-768

  Patten, Scott B ^a   Paris, Joel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorders; Classification; Measurement; Mood disorders; Review

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYNDROME DELINEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 56449121456     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805301108     Document Type: Review

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