Gender differences in a cohort study of 604 bipolar patients: The role of predominant polarity

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 443-449

  Nivoli, Alessandra M A ^a,b   Pacchiarotti, Isabella ^a   Rosa, Adriane R ^a   Popovic, Dina ^a   Murru, Andrea ^a   Valenti, Marc ^a   Bonnin, C Mar ^a   Grande, Iria ^a   Sanchez Moreno, Jose ^a   Vieta, Eduard ^a   Colom, Francesc ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Course; Depression; Gender; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 80052103868     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.055     Document Type: Article

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