Subsyndromal mood symptoms: A useful concept for maintenance studies of bipolar disorder?

Psychopathology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Bauer, Michael ^a   Glenn, Tasha ^c   Grof, Paul ^e   Schmid, Rita ^b   Pfennig, Andrea ^a   Whybrow, Peter C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c ChronoRecord Association Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Mood Disorders Clinic of Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Patient reported outcomes; Subsyndromal symptoms

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350700439     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000255957     Document Type: Review

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