The phenomenology of bipolar disorder: what drives the high rate of medical burden and determines long-term prognosis?

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-82

  Soreca, Isabella ^a   Frank, Ellen ^a   Kupfer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bipolar disorder; Cardiovascular diseases; Cognitive symptoms; Comorbidity; Depression

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD DISORDER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 58549114018     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20521     Document Type: Review

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