Age at onset in 3014 Sardinian bipolar and major depressive disorder patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 446-452

  Tondo, L ^a,b,c   Lepri, B ^c   Cruz, N ^a,d   Baldessarini, R J ^a,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Lucio Bini Mood Disorder Center   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar I and II disorders; Major depressive disorder onset age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ITALY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77951927806     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01523.x     Document Type: Article

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