Predominant recurrence polarity among 928 adult international bipolar I disorder patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-302

  Baldessarini, R J ^a,b   Undurraga, J ^a,b,c   Vazquez G H ^a,d   Tondo, L ^a,b,e   Salvatore, P ^a,b,f   Ha, K ^a,b,g   Khalsa, H M K ^a,b   Lepri, B ^e   Ha, T H ^g   Chang, J S ^g   Tohen, M ^a,b,h   Vieta, E ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Argentina)

^e Lucio Bini Mood Disorder Center   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^g Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar I disorder; Depression; Mania; Mixed states; Predominant polarity; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858133355     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01818.x     Document Type: Article

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