Temperament and character in patients with bipolar II disorder and recurrent brief depression

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 607-617

  Lovdahl H ^a,b,c   Boen E ^a   Falkum, E ^b   Hynnekleiv, T ^a,b   Malt, U F ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Section for Gastroenterology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHARACTER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENT BRIEF DEPRESSION; SAMPLING ERROR; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHARACTER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77958196883     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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