Polarity of the first episode and time to diagnosis of bipolar I disorder

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-101

  Cha, Boseok ^a   Jeong, Hyun Kim ^a   Tae, Hyon Ha ^a   Jae, Seung Chang ^a   Ha, Kyooseob ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Diagnosis; First episode; Polarity; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL RECORD; MOOD; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 67651174672     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2009.6.2.96     Document Type: Article

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