Irritability in depression can be a symptom of mixed depression

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-

  Benazzi, Franco ^a  

^a Hecker Psychiatry Research Center at Forli   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOSE RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 72249088604     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01450.x     Document Type: Letter

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