Identifying psychiatrists' practice patterns when managing depression in patients with bipolar i disorder: A descriptive study to inform education needs

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 144-153

  Ann Glauser, Terry ^a   Cerenzia, Wendy ^a   Wiley, Shereta ^a   Howson, Alexandra ^a   Thase, Michael ^b  

^a LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Practice patterns; Psychiatrist; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DSM-IV-TR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONOTHERAPY; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK FACTOR; TELECONFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875907395     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 19419260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2013.01.2606     Document Type: Article

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