Diagnostically irrelevant information can affect the likelihood of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 148-151

  Bruchmüller, Katrin ^a   Meyer, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Bias; Bipolar II; Diagnosis; Misdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DYSSOMNIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67349274977     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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