Screening for bipolar disorder in medicated patients treated for unipolar depression in a psychiatric outpatient clinic using the Mood Disorder Questionnaire

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-121

  Yu, Ting Wang ^a,c   Tzung, Lieh Yeh ^a,b   I, Hui Lee ^a,b   Kao, Ching Chen ^a,b   Po, See Chen ^a,b   Yen, Kuang Yang ^a,b   Ru, Band Lu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ST MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; MDQ; Misdiagnosis; Unipolar depressed medicated patients

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 67449085145     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500802550008     Document Type: Article

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