Differential diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder type II and borderline personality disorder: Analysis of the affective dimension

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 952-961

  Renaud, Suzane ^a   Corbalan, Fernando ^a   Beaulieu, Serge ^a  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TOPIRAMATE;

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER TYPE 2; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NEUROIMAGING; PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRESS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84866499519     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: 15328384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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