Latent structure of unipolar and bipolar mood symptoms

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 522-536

  Ahmed, Anthony O ^a,b   Green, Bradley A ^b   Clark, Charles B ^b   Stahl, Karyn C ^b   McFarland, Megan E ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Latent structure; Mania; Mood disorders; Taxometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054859211     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2011.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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