An approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with bipolar spectrum mood disorders, identifying temperaments

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 25-27

  Tavormina, Giuseppe ^a   Agius, Mark ^b  

^a Psychiatric Studies Centre (CenStuPsi)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biolar spectrum; Somatic symptoms; Temperaments

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEMPERAMENT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84873573493     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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