Measuring hypomania in the postpartum: A comparison of the Highs Scale and the Altman Mania Rating Scale

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 323-327

  Smith, S ^a   Heron, J ^a,b   Haque, S ^a   Clarke, P ^c   Oyebode, F ^a,b   Jones, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Measurement; Postnatal depression; Postnatal hypomania; The highs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70350001873     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-009-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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