Diagnosis and monitoring of bipolar disorder in general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Mitchell, Philip B ^a,b   Loo, Colleen K ^a,b,c   Gould, Bronwyn M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS;

EID: 77957005132     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03890.x     Document Type: Review

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