Gender differences in subjective experience and treatment of bipolar disorder

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 370-372

  Kriegshauser, Kathryn ^a,f   Sajatovic, Martha ^a   Jenkins, Janis H ^b   Cassidy, Kristin A ^a   Muzina, David ^c,g   Fattal, Omar ^d   Smith, Douglas ^e   Singer, Beth ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Lutheran Hospital Cleveland   (United States)

^e ODMH Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Medco Health Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Gender differences; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77952280600     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181da8ef7     Document Type: Article

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