The role of psychoeducation in the complex treatment of bipolar disorder

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 35-41

  Grabski, Bartosz ^a   Ma̧czka, Grzegorz ^c   Dudeka̧, Dominika ^b  

^a University Hospital   (Japan)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Psychoeducation; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952065790     PISSN: 15092046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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