Age at onset of first episode and time to treatment in in-patients with bipolar disorder

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 559-560

  Morken, Gunnar ^a,d   Vaaler, Arne E ^a   Folden, Gunn E ^a   Andreassen, Ole A ^b   Malt, Ulrik F ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHILD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649201135     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.054452     Document Type: Article

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