Factors associated with the course of symptoms in bipolar disorder during a 1-year follow-up: Depression vs. sub-threshold mixed state

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 419-426

  Mazza, Marianna ^a   Mandelli, Laura ^b   Zaninotto, Leonardo ^b   Nicola, Marco Di ^a   Martinotti, Giovanni ^a   Harnic, Desiree ^a   Bruschi, Angelo ^a   Catalano, Valeria ^a   Tedeschi, Daniela ^a   Colombo, Roberto ^a,c   Bria, Pietro ^a   Serretti, Alessandro ^b   Janiri, Luigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Mixed; Spectrum; Sub threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 80055070938     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2011.593101     Document Type: Article

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