Activated depression: Mixed bipolar disorder or agitated unipolar depression?

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Swann, Alan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; BD; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Depressive disorder; Differential diagnosis; Mixed states; Psychiatry; Psychomotor agitation; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACTIVATED DEPRESSION; AGITATED DEPRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RESTLESSNESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 84882393976     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: 15351645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-013-0376-1     Document Type: Article

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