Antidepressant-associated mood-switching and transition from unipolar major depression to bipolar disorder: A review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-135

  Baldessarini, Ross J ^a   Faedda, Gianni L ^a,b,c   Offidani, Emanuela ^d   Vázquez, Gustavo H ^a,e   Marangoni, Ciro ^d   Serra, Giulia ^f   Tondo, Leonardo ^a,g  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Lucio Bini Mood Disorders Center   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Argentina)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g Lucio Bini Mood Disorder Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Diagnostic conversion; Mood switches

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MOOD CHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876956884     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.033     Document Type: Article

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