Duration of untreated bipolar disorder: Missed opportunities on the long road to optimal treatment

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-144

  Drancourt, N ^a   Etain, B ^a,b,c   Lajnef, M ^b   Henry, C ^a,b,c,d   Raust, A ^a   Cochet, B ^a   Mathieu, F ^b   Gard, S ^c,e   Mbailara, K ^c,e,f   Zanouy, L ^c,e   Kahn, J P ^c,g   Cohen, R F ^g   Wajsbrot Elgrabli, O ^g   Leboyer, M ^a,b,c,d   Scott, J ^c,d,h   Bellivier, F ^a,b,c,d  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM U955   (France)

^c FONDATION FONDAMENTAL   (France)

^d FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^g CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^h NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Course; Duration of untreated illness; Onset; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872194526     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01917.x     Document Type: Article

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