Is bipolar disorder more common in highly intelligent people A cohort study of a million men

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-194

  Gale, C R ^a,b   Batty, G D ^b,c   Mcintosh, A M ^d   Porteous, D J ^b   Deary, I J ^b   Rasmussen, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; cognitive ability; comorbidity; intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873056158     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.26     Document Type: Article

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