The longitudinal course of cognition in older adults with bipolar disorder

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 744-752

  Gildengers, Ariel G ^a,b   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a,b,c   Begley, Amy ^a,b   Mazumdar, Sati ^a,b   Hyams, Adriana V ^a,b   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a,b   Kupfer, David J ^a,b   Butters, Meryl A ^a,b  

^a Advanced Center for Intervention and Services Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Bipolar disorder; Cognition

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM SALT; MEMANTINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TOPIRAMATE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70350528709     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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