Bipolar disorder in Enugu, South East Nigeria: Demographic and diagnostic characteristics of patients

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Onyeama, Mbadiwe ^a,b   Agomoh, Ahamefule ^b   Jombo, Eflong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Demographic; South East Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOOD; NIGERIA; ONSET AGE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649913064     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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