One-year treatment outcomes of African-American and hispanic patients with Bipolar I or II Disorder in STEP-BD

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-172

  Gonzalez, Jodi M ^a   Bowden, Charles L ^a   Berman, Nancy ^b   Frank, Ellen ^c   Bauer, Mark S ^d   Kogan, Jane N ^c   Alegría, Margarita ^e   Miklowitz, David J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76049128853     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.2.164     Document Type: Article

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