Severe premenstrual syndrome and bipolar disorder: A tragic confusion

Menopause International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-86

  Studd, John ^a  

^a London PMS and Menopause Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; estrogens; hysterectomy; postnatal depression; Premenstrual depression

Indexed keywords

AMOXAPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; DOSULEPIN; ESTRADIOL; FLUOXETINE; GESTAGEN; GOSERELIN; LITHIUM; METHYLPHENIDATE; QUETIAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; TIBOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLOATING; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MASTALGIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRAINE; MOOD; PREGNANCY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84861546219     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2012.012018     Document Type: Article

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