Prescribing patterns of antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers in bipolar patients misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder in China

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 626-631

  Xiang, Yu Tao ^a,b   Hu, Chen ^b   Wang, Gang ^b   Zheng, Qi Wen ^c   Fang, Yi Ru ^d   Ungvari, Gabor S ^e   Kilbourne, Amy M ^f,g   Lai, Kelly Y C ^a   Si, Tian Mei ^h   Chen, Da Fang ^c   Lu, Zheng ⁱ   Yang, Hai Chen ^j   Hu, Jian ^k   Chen, Zhi Yu ^l   Huang, Yi ^m   Sun, Jing ⁿ   Wang, Xiao Ping ^o   Li, Hui Chun ^p   Zhang, Jin Bei ^q   Chiu, Helen F K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Veterans Administration   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j Shenzhen Mental Health Centre   (China)

^k HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^l HANGZHOU SEVENTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^m SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁿ NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^o CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^p ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^q SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Author keywords

bipolar disorder; major depressive disorder; prescription patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHINA; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868580581     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2262     Document Type: Article

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