Unipolar and bipolar depression: Different or the same?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 272-274

  Smith, Daniel J ^a   Craddock, Nick ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 80053424579     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.092726     Document Type: Review

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