Is bipolar II depression phenotypically distinctive?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 446-455

  Parker, G B ^a,b   Fletcher, K ^a  

^a BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Bipolar disorder; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; STRATIFICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449397019     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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