Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents in Germany: National trends in the rates of inpatients, 2000-2007

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-163

  Holtmann, Martin ^a,b   Duketis, Eftichia ^c   Poustka, Luise ^b   Zepf, Florian Daniel ^c,d   Poustka, Fritz ^c   Bölte, Sven ^b,c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bipolar disorder; Children; Depression; Diagnosis; Inpatient admission rates; Psychosis; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; AGE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HYPERKINESIS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954793702     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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