Unrecognised bipolar disorder in primary care patients with depression

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Smith, Daniel J ^a   Griffiths, Emily ^a   Kelly, Mark ^a   Hood, Kerry ^a   Craddock, Nick ^a   Simpson, Sharon A ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Primary Care and Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR SPECTRUM DIAGNOSTIC SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROC CURVE;

EID: 79960080985     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.083840     Document Type: Article

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