The early natural history of bipolar disorder: What we have learned from longitudinal high-risk research

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 477-485

  Duffy, Anne ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Clinical course; Clinical staging; Early diagnosis; Heterogeneity; High risk studies; Natural history; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 77949344190     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500802     Document Type: Review

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