The validity and internal structure of the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale: Data from a clinical trial of N-acetylcysteine as adjunctive therapy in bipolar disorder

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 237-242

  Berk, Michael ^a,b,c   Dodd, Seetal ^a   Dean, Olivia M ^a,c   Kohlmann, Kristy ^a   Berk, Lesley ^a   Malhi, Gin S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar Depression Rating Scale; bipolar disorder; clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTGOMERY ASBERG RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

EID: 77956530415     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2010.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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