Frequency of subsyndromal symptoms and employment status in patients with bipolar disorder

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 515-522

  Bauer, Michael ^a,b   Glenn, Tasha ^c   Grof, Paul ^d,e   Rasgon, Natalie L ^f   Marsh, Wendy ^g   Sagduyu, Kemal ^h   Alda, Martin ⁱ   Lewitzka, Ute ^a   Sasse, Johanna ^a   Kozuch Krolik, Eliza ^a   Whybrow, Peter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ChronoRecord Association Inc   (United States)

^d Mood Disorders Centre of Ottawa   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Disability; Employment; Subsyndromal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SUBSYNDROMAL SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 67649349901     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0464-4     Document Type: Article

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